Bear Creek Water Treatment Plant is a dam located in Douglas County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 50 ft50 ft tall, taller than 92% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About Bear Creek Water Treatment Plant
Bear Creek Water Treatment Plant is a dam in Douglas, Georgia. The dam is owned by Douglasville/douglascounty Water Sewer Authority (local government).
The dam stands 50 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 200 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 05/24/2018.
At 50 feet, this dam is taller than 92% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Douglas |
| Coordinates | 33.67083, -84.78900 |
Physical Characteristics
| NID Height | 50 ft |
| Dam Height | 50 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 200 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 200 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 170 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 12 acres |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Owner | Douglasville/douglascounty Water Sewer Authority |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 05/24/2018 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA00619 |
| Federal ID | GA00619 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |