Fenwick Lake Dam

Fenwick Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Burke County, Georgia, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Fenwick Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Fenwick 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 Fenwick, Barbara (private). It impounds the Jobs Branch near Sims Landing Environs.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 110 acre-feet. Completed in 1956, 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 12/01/1989. That was over 36 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBurke
Nearest CitySims Landing Environs
River/StreamJobs Branch
Coordinates33.07028, -81.82389

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length550 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage110 acre-ft
Max Storage110 acre-ft
Normal Storage70 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerFenwick, Barbara
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection12/01/1989
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02634
Federal IDGA02634
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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