Daniels & Thomaselli Lake Dam

Daniels & Thomaselli Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fulton County, Georgia, built in 1950. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Daniels & Thomaselli Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Daniels & Thomaselli Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Edmund White Alex & Alice Chen Lakehill Homeowners Association, Inc. Waterford Country Lake Homeowners Association, Inc (private). It impounds the Unknown near Duluth.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 215 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 287 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 345 square miles. Completed in 1950, 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 02/17/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

At 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyFulton
Nearest CityDuluth
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.04410, -84.20332

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length215 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage287 acre-ft
Max Storage287 acre-ft
Normal Storage211 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Drainage Area345 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerEdmund White Alex & Alice Chen Lakehill Homeowners Association, Inc. Waterford Country Lake Homeowners Association, Inc
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection02/17/2016
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDGA01975
Federal IDGA01975
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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