Hoke Smith East Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Sumter County, Georgia, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 23 ft23 ft tall and 435 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 Hoke Smith East Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Hoke Smith East Lake Dam 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 Dream Farms LLC (private). It impounds the Unknown near Welcome Church Environs.
The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 435 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 98 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 350 square miles. Completed in 1976, the structure is 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.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Sumter |
| Nearest City | Welcome Church Environs |
| River/Stream | Unknown |
| Coordinates | 32.10583, -84.12028 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 23 ft |
| Dam Height | 23 ft |
| Dam Length | 435 ft |
| Year Completed | 1976 (50 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 98 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 98 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 62 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 9 acres |
| Drainage Area | 350 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Dream Farms LLC |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA03196 |
| Federal ID | GA03196 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |