Marsh Hunting Preserve Lake

Marsh Hunting Preserve Lake is an earth dam located in Bulloch County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/2004
Height20 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 600 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 Marsh Hunting Preserve Lake

The primary purpose of Marsh Hunting Preserve Lake is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Marsh, Wendel (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 281 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 138 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 01/01/2004. That was over 22 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBulloch
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.56167, -81.82500

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length600 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage281 acre-ft
Max Storage281 acre-ft
Normal Storage172 acre-ft
Surface Area23 acres
Drainage Area138 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMarsh, Wendel
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/01/2004
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03290
Federal IDGA03290
More InfoState Dam Safety Program