Carver Park Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Muscogee County, Georgia, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 24 ft24 ft tall and 375 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 Carver Park Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Carver Park Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Columbus Consolidated Government (local government). It impounds the Name Unknown near Columbus.
The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 375 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 75 acre-feet. Completed in 1955, 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.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Muscogee |
| Nearest City | Columbus |
| River/Stream | Name Unknown |
| Coordinates | 32.47106, -84.87772 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 24 ft |
| Dam Height | 24 ft |
| Dam Length | 375 ft |
| Year Completed | 1955 (71 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 75 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 75 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 59 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 7 acres |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Columbus Consolidated Government |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA01971 |
| Federal ID | GA01971 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |