Young Lake Dam

Young Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Hall County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/01/2009
Height34 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall, taller than 78% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Young Lake Dam

Young Lake Dam is a dam in Hall, Georgia. The dam is owned by Young,jim (private).

The dam stands 34 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 39 acre-feet.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 10/01/2009. That was over 17 years ago.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHall
Coordinates34.44083, -83.86778

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage39 acre-ft
Max Storage39 acre-ft
Normal Storage26 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerYoung,jim
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/01/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA00578
Federal IDGA00578
More InfoState Dam Safety Program