Olympia Lake Dam

Olympia Lake Dam is a concrete dam located in Haralson County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Olympia Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Olympia Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Veterans Of Foreign Wars (private). It impounds the Little River near Buchanan.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 128 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,500 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 10/05/2016.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHaralson
Nearest CityBuchanan
River/StreamLittle River
Coordinates33.82097, -85.14017

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,500 acre-ft
Max Storage1,500 acre-ft
Normal Storage1,152 acre-ft
Surface Area128 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerVeterans of Foreign Wars
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection10/05/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01171
Federal IDGA01171
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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