Wildwood Lake Dam

Wildwood Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Oconee County, Georgia, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Wildwood Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Wildwood 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 Wildwood Homeowners Assoc. (private). It impounds the Calls Creek near Watkinsville.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 510 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 680 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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 11/01/1992. That was over 33 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyOconee
Nearest CityWatkinsville
River/StreamCalls Creek
Coordinates33.85639, -83.43611

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length510 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage100 acre-ft
Max Storage100 acre-ft
Normal Storage65 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area680 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLake Wildwood Homeowners Assoc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/1992
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01751
Federal IDGA01751
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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