Sugar Lake Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/01/2007
Height25 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 1,035 ft long, taller than 50% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Sugar Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Sugar 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 Willoughby, Gene (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 1,035 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 27 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 379 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 07/01/2007. That was over 19 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyPike
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.18194, -84.38361

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length1,035 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage379 acre-ft
Max Storage379 acre-ft
Normal Storage214 acre-ft
Surface Area27 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWilloughby, Gene
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/01/2007
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02547
Federal IDGA02547
More InfoState Dam Safety Program