Rogers Lake Dam

Rogers Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Jeff Davis County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/10/2014
Height10 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 10 ft
10 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

10 ft tall and 370 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 Rogers Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Rogers 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 Nancy Rogers Wagner Trustee of the Residuary Trust (private). It impounds the Old Field Branch near Hazelhurst.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 370 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 107 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 500 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 09/10/2014. That was over 12 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyJeff Davis
Nearest CityHazelhurst
River/StreamOld Field Branch
Coordinates31.76667, -82.63694

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length370 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage107 acre-ft
Max Storage107 acre-ft
Normal Storage52 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area500 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerNancy Rogers Wagner Trustee of the Residuary Trust
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/10/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04647
Federal IDGA04647
More InfoState Dam Safety Program