Louise Lake Dam

Louise Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Spalding County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/01/2012
Height16 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 16 ft
16 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

16 ft tall and 534 ft long. 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 Louise Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Louise Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Lake Louis Property Owners Association (private). It impounds the Honey Bee Creek near Griffin.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 534 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 118 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 10/01/2012. That was over 14 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountySpalding
Nearest CityGriffin
River/StreamHoney Bee Creek
Coordinates33.20750, -84.27889

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length534 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage118 acre-ft
Max Storage118 acre-ft
Normal Storage90 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLake Louis Property Owners Association
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/01/2012
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01452
Federal IDGA01452
More InfoState Dam Safety Program