Bennett Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Bacon County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 8 ft8 ft tall and 650 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 Bennett Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Bennett 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 Bennett, Benjamin Walter (private). It impounds the Unknown.
The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 650 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 99 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1,045 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 05/01/2002. That was over 24 years ago.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Bacon |
| River/Stream | Unknown |
| Coordinates | 31.53000, -82.30222 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 8 ft |
| Dam Height | 8 ft |
| Dam Length | 650 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 99 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 99 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 49 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 18 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1,045 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Bennett, Benjamin Walter |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 05/01/2002 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA03607 |
| Federal ID | GA03607 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |