Lindsey Lake Dam

Lindsey Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Berrien County, Georgia, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/01/1984
Height9 ft
Built196462 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 9 ft
9 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

9 ft tall and 420 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 Lindsey Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Lindsey 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 Warren, Randy (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 420 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 76 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1,440 square miles. Completed in 1964, 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 07/01/1984. That was over 42 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBerrien
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.30983, -83.28017

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height9 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length420 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage76 acre-ft
Max Storage76 acre-ft
Normal Storage22 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area1,440 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWarren, Randy
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/01/1984
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03511
Federal IDGA03511
More InfoState Dam Safety Program