Brown's Middle East Lake Dam

Brown's Middle East Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fulton County, Georgia, built in 1946. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/28/2017
Height28 ft
Built194680 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 345 ft long, taller than 62% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Brown's Middle East Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Brown's Middle East Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Gaia LLC (private). It impounds the Unknown near Campbellton.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 345 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 56 acre-feet. Completed in 1946, 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 04/28/2017.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyFulton
Nearest CityCampbellton
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.64517, -84.69881

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length345 ft
Year Completed1946 (80 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage56 acre-ft
Max Storage56 acre-ft
Normal Storage31 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerGaia LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/28/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01909
Federal IDGA01909
More InfoState Dam Safety Program