Laying Project Road Dam

Laying Project Road Dam is an earth dam located in Baldwin County, Georgia, built in 1950. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection12/06/2016
Height27 ft
Built195076 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 360 ft long, taller than 59% 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 Laying Project Road Dam

The primary purpose of Laying Project Road Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by State of Georgia (state). It impounds the Unknown near Hardwick Environs.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 360 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 121 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 320 square miles. Completed in 1950, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 12/06/2016.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBaldwin
Nearest CityHardwick Environs
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.03417, -83.21056

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length360 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage121 acre-ft
Max Storage121 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area320 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerState of Georgia
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/06/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02845
Federal IDGA02845
More InfoState Dam Safety Program