Singing Pines Plantation Lake Dam

Singing Pines Plantation Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Wheeler County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height15 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 15 ft
15 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

15 ft tall and 635 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 Singing Pines Plantation Lake Dam

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

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 635 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 72 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 230 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.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWheeler
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.03528, -82.66111

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length635 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage72 acre-ft
Max Storage72 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area230 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerSinging Pines Plantation
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04720
Federal IDGA04720
More InfoState Dam Safety Program