The Williams Lake Dam

The Williams Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Jones County, Georgia, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/01/2017
Height23 ft
Built197650 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 23 ft
23 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

23 ft tall and 540 ft long. 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 The Williams Lake Dam

The primary purpose of The Williams Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Groves, Mike (private). It impounds the Unknown near Haddock Environs.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 540 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 132 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 80 square miles. Completed in 1976, the structure is 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 11/01/2017.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyJones
Nearest CityHaddock Environs
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.06389, -83.43611

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length540 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage132 acre-ft
Max Storage132 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area80 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerGroves, Mike
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/01/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02590
Federal IDGA02590
More InfoState Dam Safety Program