Harden Lake Dam

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

About Harden Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Harden Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Harden, W. N. Sr. (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 345 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 115 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 275 square miles.

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 10/01/2012. That was over 13 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBanks
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.27139, -83.44722

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length345 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage115 acre-ft
Max Storage115 acre-ft
Normal Storage78 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area275 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHarden, W. N. Sr.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection10/01/2012
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02096
Federal IDGA02096
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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