Dingler Lake Dam

Dingler Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Georgia, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Dingler Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Dingler Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Mable V. Dingler Ronald H. Jackson (private). It impounds the Unknown near Knoxville.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 390 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 165 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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 10/22/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityKnoxville
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.82778, -83.93222

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length390 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage121 acre-ft
Max Storage121 acre-ft
Normal Storage96 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area165 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMable V. Dingler Ronald H. Jackson
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection10/22/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03011
Federal IDGA03011
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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