Capital City Country Club Lake Dam
Capital City Country Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fulton County, Georgia, built in 1925. It carries a High hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.
About Capital City Country Club Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Capital City Country Club Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Capital City Country Club (private). It impounds the Unknown near Brookhaven.
The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 330 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 355 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 912 square miles. Completed in 1925, the structure is over a century old.
This dam carries a high hazard potential classification, which means that a failure or uncontrolled release of water would likely cause loss of human life. This classification reflects the consequences of failure, not the likelihood — it indicates that people live or work in the area downstream. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 02/15/2017. That was 9 years ago, which is on the longer end for a high-hazard structure.
Living Downstream
If you live or work downstream of this dam, consider taking these steps: learn your local evacuation routes, check whether your county emergency management office has a dam failure inundation map, and sign up for local emergency alerts. The Georgia dam safety program can provide more specific information about emergency planning for this structure.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Fulton |
| Nearest City | Brookhaven |
| River/Stream | Unknown |
| Coordinates | 33.86694, -84.35278 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 23 ft |
| Dam Height | 23 ft |
| Dam Length | 330 ft |
| Year Completed | 1925 (101 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 355 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 355 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 126 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 18 acres |
| Drainage Area | 912 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Capital City Country Club |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | High |
| Condition Assessment | Satisfactory |
| Last Inspection | 02/15/2017 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Yes |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA01916 |
| Federal ID | GA01916 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |