Bay Meadows Lake Dam North

Bay Meadows Lake Dam North is an earth dam located in Coffee County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/16/2020
Height14 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 14 ft
14 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

14 ft tall and 825 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 Bay Meadows Lake Dam North

The primary purpose of Bay Meadows Lake Dam North is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Coffee County Board of Commissioners (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 825 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 160 acre-feet.

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 07/16/2020.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCoffee
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.47167, -82.92972

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length825 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage160 acre-ft
Max Storage160 acre-ft
Normal Storage68 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCoffee County Board of Commissioners
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/16/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03618
Federal IDGA03618
More InfoState Dam Safety Program