Crawford Lake Dam

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

About Crawford Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Crawford 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 Crawford, Joe (private). It impounds the Benton Branch.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 304 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 89 acre-feet.

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 03/01/1998. That was over 28 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyColumbia
River/StreamBenton Branch
Coordinates33.51750, -82.28667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length304 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage89 acre-ft
Max Storage89 acre-ft
Normal Storage68 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerCrawford, Joe
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection03/01/1998
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02219
Federal IDGA02219
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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