Peters Lake Dam

Peters Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Lowndes County, Georgia, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Peters Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Peters 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 Jesse Francis Parker Jr. (private). It impounds the Unknown near Ray City.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 770 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 24 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 162 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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 04/23/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLowndes
Nearest CityRay City
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.00056, -83.24611

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length770 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage162 acre-ft
Max Storage162 acre-ft
Normal Storage72 acre-ft
Surface Area24 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJesse Francis Parker Jr.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection04/23/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03640
Federal IDGA03640
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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