Hattaway Lake Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/20/2019
Height29 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 195 ft long, taller than 65% 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 Hattaway Lake Dam

Hattaway Lake Dam is a dam in Clay, Georgia. The dam is owned by Hattaway Properties, LLC (private). It impounds the Name Unknown near Bluffton.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 195 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 76 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 84 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 06/20/2019.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyClay
Nearest CityBluffton
River/StreamName Unknown
Coordinates31.55853, -84.86797

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length195 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage76 acre-ft
Max Storage76 acre-ft
Normal Storage43 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area84 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerHattaway Properties, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/20/2019
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02949
Federal IDGA02949
More InfoState Dam Safety Program