Ayers - Mckeever Lake Dam

Ayers - Mckeever Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Berrien County, Georgia, built in 1900. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Ayers - Mckeever Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Ayers - Mckeever Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Jake Ford (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 580 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 36 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 210 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 780 square miles. Completed in 1900, the structure is over a century 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 05/16/2016.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBerrien
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.36086, -83.30353

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height7 ft
Dam Height7 ft
Dam Length580 ft
Year Completed1900 (126 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage210 acre-ft
Max Storage210 acre-ft
Normal Storage72 acre-ft
Surface Area36 acres
Drainage Area780 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMr. & Mrs. Jake Ford
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/16/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03989
Federal IDGA03989
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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