Honeywood Farms Lake Dam #3 is an earth dam located in Lamar County, Georgia, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 33 ft33 ft tall and 610 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Honeywood Farms Lake Dam #3
The primary purpose of Honeywood Farms Lake Dam #3 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 Honeywood Inc. (private). It impounds the Unknown.
The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 610 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 175 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 70 square miles. Completed in 1962, 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 09/03/2014. That was over 12 years ago.
At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Lamar |
| River/Stream | Unknown |
| Coordinates | 33.05889, -84.22806 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 33 ft |
| Dam Height | 33 ft |
| Dam Length | 610 ft |
| Year Completed | 1962 (64 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 175 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 175 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 114 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 9 acres |
| Drainage Area | 70 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Honeywood Inc. |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 09/03/2014 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA02912 |
| Federal ID | GA02912 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |