Hawes Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Tift County, Georgia, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 10 ft10 ft tall and 565 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 Hawes Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Hawes Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Hawes, Phoebe Ann (private). It impounds the No Name.
The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 565 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 70 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 330 square miles. Completed in 1965, 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.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Tift |
| River/Stream | No Name |
| Coordinates | 31.39500, -83.47889 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Length | 565 ft |
| Year Completed | 1965 (61 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 70 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 70 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 31 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 9 acres |
| Drainage Area | 330 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Hawes, Phoebe Ann |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA03466 |
| Federal ID | GA03466 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |