Kitchens Lake Dam

Kitchens Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Warren County, Georgia, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/01/2009
Height21 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 21 ft
21 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

21 ft tall and 720 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 Kitchens Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Kitchens 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 Alton Kitchens & Diane K Roberts & Judith K Johnson (private). It impounds the Unknown near East Warrenton Community.

The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 720 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 112 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 290 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/01/2009. That was over 17 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWarren
Nearest CityEast Warrenton Community
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.40742, -82.62924

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height21 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length720 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage112 acre-ft
Max Storage112 acre-ft
Normal Storage72 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area290 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerAlton Kitchens & Diane K Roberts & Judith K Johnson
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/01/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02021
Federal IDGA02021
More InfoState Dam Safety Program