Riyadh Lake Dam # 2 (middle)

Riyadh Lake Dam # 2 (middle) is an earth dam located in Butts County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/04/2016
Height33 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 365 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Riyadh Lake Dam # 2 (middle)

The primary purpose of Riyadh Lake Dam # 2 (middle) 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 Louisiana Land Bank Aca (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 365 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 85 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 106 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 10/04/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyButts
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.22944, -83.86389

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length365 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage85 acre-ft
Max Storage85 acre-ft
Normal Storage57 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area106 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerLouisiana Land Bank Aca
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/04/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04009
Federal IDGA04009
More InfoState Dam Safety Program