Lower Bear Garden Swamp is an earth dam located in Lowndes County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 8 ft8 ft tall and 600 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 Lower Bear Garden Swamp
Lower Bear Garden Swamp is a dam in Lowndes, Georgia. The dam is owned by Packaging Corp. of America (private). It impounds the Jumping Gulley Creek.
The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3,350 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.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Lowndes |
| River/Stream | Jumping Gulley Creek |
| Coordinates | 30.66278, -83.27500 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 8 ft |
| Dam Height | 8 ft |
| Dam Length | 600 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 80 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 80 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 42 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 17 acres |
| Drainage Area | 3,350 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Other |
| Owner | Packaging Corp. of America |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA03636 |
| Federal ID | GA03636 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |