Gowen Lake Dam

Gowen Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Charlton County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Gowen Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Gowen 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 Gowan, J.d And Sidney / Stapleton, C.p. (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 900 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 190 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1,500 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 07/25/2016.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCharlton
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates30.77000, -82.06778

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length900 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage190 acre-ft
Max Storage190 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area20 acres
Drainage Area1,500 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerGowan, J.D and Sidney / Stapleton, C.P.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/25/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03391
Federal IDGA03391
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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