Shingle Lake Dam

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

About Shingle Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Shingle 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 Sumner Rainbow Farm Service, Inc. (private). It impounds the Unknown near Sylvester.

The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 750 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 21 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 257 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 73 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 07/13/2016.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWorth
Nearest CitySylvester
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.39361, -83.80556

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height21 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length750 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage257 acre-ft
Max Storage257 acre-ft
Normal Storage158 acre-ft
Surface Area21 acres
Drainage Area73 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerSumner Rainbow Farm Service, Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/13/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03492
Federal IDGA03492
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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