Amicalola Creek Ws Str # 2

About Amicalola Creek Ws Str # 2

The primary purpose of Amicalola Creek Ws Str # 2 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Upper Chattahoochee River, Soil & Water Conservation District (state). It impounds the Unknown near Dawsonville.

The dam stands 65 feet tall and stretches 422 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,227 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2,841 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. Its condition is rated poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 03/29/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

At 65 feet, this dam is taller than 96% of all dams in the United States.

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