Kennedy Lake Dam

Kennedy Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Webster County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Kennedy Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Kennedy Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Butts, Thomas C. (private). It impounds the Name Unknown near Weston.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 615 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 127 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 944 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 09/27/2018.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWebster
Nearest CityWeston
River/StreamName Unknown
Coordinates31.94528, -84.54694

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length615 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage127 acre-ft
Max Storage127 acre-ft
Normal Storage83 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area944 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerButts, Thomas C.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/27/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04712
Federal IDGA04712
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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