Rice Lake Dam

Rice Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Elbert County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Rice Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Rice Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Lester Harmon & Carolyn B. Rice (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 420 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 107 acre-feet.

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 10/19/2016.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyElbert
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.06250, -82.68750

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length420 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage107 acre-ft
Max Storage107 acre-ft
Normal Storage85 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerLester Harmon & Carolyn B. Rice
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection10/19/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01983
Federal IDGA01983
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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