Chapel Hill Park Lake Dam is an earth dam located in DeKalb County, Georgia, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 40 ft40 ft tall and 360 ft long, taller than 86% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
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 21 years ago.
At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | DeKalb |
| Nearest City | Panola |
| River/Stream | Unknown |
| Coordinates | 33.67278, -84.22583 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 40 ft |
| Dam Height | 40 ft |
| Dam Length | 360 ft |
| Year Completed | 1969 (57 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 144 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 144 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 135 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 10 acres |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Dekalb County Natural Resources Management Office |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 05/01/2005 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Yes |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA01335 |
| Federal ID | GA01335 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |