Aubrey Lake Dam

Aubrey Lake Dam is a concrete dam located in Bartow County, Georgia, built in 1925. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection03/21/2018
Height18 ft
Built1925101 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 18 ft
18 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

18 ft tall and 150 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.

About Aubrey Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Aubrey Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Neal, Bob and Janet (private). It impounds the Pettit Creek near Cartersville.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 150 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 92 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 552 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2,000 square miles. Completed in 1925, the structure is over a century old.

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 03/21/2018.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBartow
Nearest CityCartersville
River/StreamPettit Creek
Coordinates34.24861, -84.78000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length150 ft
Year Completed1925 (101 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage552 acre-ft
Max Storage552 acre-ft
Normal Storage552 acre-ft
Surface Area92 acres
Drainage Area2,000 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerNeal, Bob and Janet
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection03/21/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA00783
Federal IDGA00783
More InfoState Dam Safety Program