Padgetts Lake Dam

Padgetts Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fayette County, Georgia, built in 1944. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Padgetts Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Padgetts Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Zong-ming Cheng (private). It impounds the Unknown near Fayetteville.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 650 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 110 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 55 square miles. Completed in 1944, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 07/24/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyFayette
Nearest CityFayetteville
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.36722, -84.48750

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length650 ft
Year Completed1944 (82 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage110 acre-ft
Max Storage110 acre-ft
Normal Storage71 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area55 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerZong-Ming Cheng
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/24/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01395
Federal IDGA01395
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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