Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #6

Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #6 is an earth dam located in Carroll County, Georgia, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #6

The primary purpose of Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #6 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 Carroll County Board Of Commissioners;west Georgia Soil & Water Conservation District (state). It impounds the Unknown near Temple.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 348 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 989 acre-feet. Completed in 1959, 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 11/15/2017.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCarroll
Nearest CityTemple
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.66778, -85.05922

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length348 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage989 acre-ft
Max Storage989 acre-ft
Normal Storage71 acre-ft
Surface Area20 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerCarroll County Board of Commissioners;West Georgia Soil & Water Conservation District
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/15/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02163
Federal IDGA02163
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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