Pursley Lake Dam

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

About Pursley Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Pursley Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Wayne Pursley Robert Shapard Iii (private). It impounds the Unknown near Griffin.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 564 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 134 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 277 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 09/01/2012. That was over 13 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountySpalding
Nearest CityGriffin
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.27472, -84.21389

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length564 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage134 acre-ft
Max Storage134 acre-ft
Normal Storage88 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area277 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerWayne Pursley Robert Shapard III
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/01/2012
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04753
Federal IDGA04753
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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