Koinonia Community Lake Dam

Koinonia Community Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Sumter County, Georgia, built in 1945. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Koinonia Community Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Koinonia Community 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 Mr. And Mrs. William M. Barstow Iii (private). It impounds the Unknown near Sumter Environs.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 420 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 166 acre-feet. Completed in 1945, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 02/01/2003. That was over 23 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountySumter
Nearest CitySumter Environs
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.98500, -84.28889

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length420 ft
Year Completed1945 (81 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage166 acre-ft
Max Storage166 acre-ft
Normal Storage61 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMr. and Mrs. William M. Barstow III
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection02/01/2003
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03202
Federal IDGA03202
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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