Wall Lake Dam

Wall Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Randolph County, Georgia, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Wall Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Wall Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Bellman Farms Llc (private). It impounds the Unknown near Shellman.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 840 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 177 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 966 square miles. Completed in 1973, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years 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 10/01/2009. That was over 16 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyRandolph
Nearest CityShellman
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.72250, -84.56944

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length840 ft
Year Completed1973 (53 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage177 acre-ft
Max Storage177 acre-ft
Normal Storage77 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area966 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerBellman Farms LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection10/01/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01073
Federal IDGA01073
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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