O'quinn Lake Dam (west)

O'quinn Lake Dam (west) is an earth dam located in Jeff Davis County, Georgia, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About O'quinn Lake Dam (west)

The primary purpose of O'quinn Lake Dam (west) 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 Barnie Jr. O'quinn (private). It impounds the Unknown near Hazelhurst.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 850 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 21 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 152 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 260 square miles. Completed in 1960, the structure is well into its service life at over 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. The most recent inspection on record was 09/10/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyJeff Davis
Nearest CityHazelhurst
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.80806, -82.68472

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height9 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length850 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage152 acre-ft
Max Storage152 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area21 acres
Drainage Area260 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerBarnie Jr. O'Quinn
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/10/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03443
Federal IDGA03443
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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