Tison Lake Dam

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

About Tison Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Tison Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Cracker Plantation, Llc (private). It impounds the Unknown near Leesburg.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 570 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 132 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 332 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 07/14/2016.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWorth
Nearest CityLeesburg
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.68294, -83.91033

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length570 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage132 acre-ft
Max Storage132 acre-ft
Normal Storage77 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area332 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCRACKER PLANTATION, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/14/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03483
Federal IDGA03483
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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