Chapel Hill Park Lake Dam

Chapel Hill Park Lake Dam is an earth dam located in DeKalb County, Georgia, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Chapel Hill Park Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Chapel Hill Park Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Dekalb County Natural Resources Management Office (local government). It impounds the Unknown near Panola.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 360 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 144 acre-feet. Completed in 1969, 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 05/01/2005. That was over 20 years ago.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyDeKalb
Nearest CityPanola
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.67278, -84.22583

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length360 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage144 acre-ft
Max Storage144 acre-ft
Normal Storage135 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerDeKalb County Natural Resources Management Office
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/01/2005
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDGA01335
Federal IDGA01335
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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