Cunningham Lake Dam

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

About Cunningham Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Cunningham Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Cunningham, W. J. (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 180 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 90 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 105 square miles.

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 01/01/2008. That was over 18 years ago.

At 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHarris
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.58500, -84.83556

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length180 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage90 acre-ft
Max Storage90 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area105 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCunningham, W. J.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection01/01/2008
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02722
Federal IDGA02722
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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