George Woodruff Lake Dam

George Woodruff Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Muscogee County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About George Woodruff Lake Dam

The primary purpose of George Woodruff Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Woodruff Brown Company (private). It impounds the Name Unknown near Columbus.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 65 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 330 square miles.

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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyMuscogee
Nearest CityColumbus
River/StreamName Unknown
Coordinates32.54833, -84.95500

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length500 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage65 acre-ft
Max Storage65 acre-ft
Normal Storage39 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area330 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerWoodruff Brown Company
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01121
Federal IDGA01121
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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