Atlanta Country Club Lake Dam #9

Atlanta Country Club Lake Dam #9 is an earth dam located in Cobb County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/16/2016
Height25 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 240 ft long, taller than 50% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Atlanta Country Club Lake Dam #9

The primary purpose of Atlanta Country Club Lake Dam #9 is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Atlanta Country Club (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 240 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 19 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 31 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 11/16/2016.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCobb
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.93833, -84.42361

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length240 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage19 acre-ft
Max Storage19 acre-ft
Normal Storage11 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area31 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerAtlanta Country Club
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/16/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03876
Federal IDGA03876
More InfoState Dam Safety Program