Cairo Country Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Grady County, Georgia, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 20 ft20 ft tall and 640 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 Cairo Country Club Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Cairo 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 Recreation Llc: Tired Creek Golf Course (private). It impounds the Parkers Mill Creek near Cairo.
The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 640 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 19 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 198 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 359 square miles. Completed in 1960, 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 | Grady |
| Nearest City | Cairo |
| River/Stream | Parkers Mill Creek |
| Coordinates | 30.89642, -84.22139 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 20 ft |
| Dam Height | 20 ft |
| Dam Length | 640 ft |
| Year Completed | 1960 (66 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 198 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 198 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 86 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 19 acres |
| Drainage Area | 359 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Recreation Llc: Tired Creek Golf Course |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA02063 |
| Federal ID | GA02063 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |