Castleberry Lake Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/21/2020
Height17 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 17 ft
17 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

17 ft tall and 350 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 Castleberry Lake Dam

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

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 170 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 01/21/2020.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHarris
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.66139, -84.99028

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length350 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage100 acre-ft
Max Storage100 acre-ft
Normal Storage54 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area170 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMr. and Mrs. Modesto Torres
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/21/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02723
Federal IDGA02723
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