East View Lake Dam

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

About East View Lake Dam

The primary purpose of East View Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Jerald Sheppard (private). It impounds the Unknown near Milstead.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 225 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 56 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 09/01/2018.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyRockdale
Nearest CityMilstead
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.67583, -83.98694

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length225 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage56 acre-ft
Max Storage56 acre-ft
Normal Storage42 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerJerald Sheppard
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/01/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01904
Federal IDGA01904
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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