Beadles Lake Dam North

Beadles Lake Dam North is an earth dam located in Colquitt County, Georgia, built in 1940. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection02/01/2010
Height16 ft
Built194086 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 16 ft
16 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

16 ft tall and 455 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 Beadles Lake Dam North

The primary purpose of Beadles Lake Dam North 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 Marcy and Terri Sullivan Mr. Ray Hall and Ms. Christine Clark Mr. and Mrs. Donald Avalance South LLC (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 455 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 113 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 185 square miles. Completed in 1940, 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 02/01/2010. That was over 16 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyColquitt
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.11111, -83.79917

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length455 ft
Year Completed1940 (86 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage113 acre-ft
Max Storage113 acre-ft
Normal Storage78 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area185 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMarcy and Terri Sullivan Mr. Ray Hall and Ms. Christine Clark Mr. and Mrs. Donald Avalance South LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection02/01/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03409
Federal IDGA03409
More InfoState Dam Safety Program