Good Company Plantation Lake Dam

Good Company Plantation Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Burke County, Georgia, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/01/2014
Height15 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 15 ft
15 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

15 ft tall and 630 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 Good Company Plantation Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Good Company Plantation Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Good Company Plantation (private). It impounds the Unknown near St Johns Church Environs.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 630 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 33 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 252 acre-feet. Completed in 1967, 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 05/01/2014. That was over 12 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBurke
Nearest CitySt Johns Church Environs
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.86250, -82.14083

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length630 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage252 acre-ft
Max Storage252 acre-ft
Normal Storage150 acre-ft
Surface Area33 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerGood Company Plantation
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/01/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03009
Federal IDGA03009
More InfoState Dam Safety Program