Cooks Lake Dam

Cooks Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fayette County, Georgia, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Cooks Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Cooks Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Bagwell, William And Delores (private). It impounds the Unknown near Tyrone.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 270 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 150 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 07/11/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyFayette
Nearest CityTyrone
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.50272, -84.57028

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length270 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage150 acre-ft
Max Storage150 acre-ft
Normal Storage99 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBagwell, William and Delores
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/11/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01403
Federal IDGA01403
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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