Oak Hill Farms Lake Dam

Oak Hill Farms Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Lee County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/02/2016
Height7 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 7 ft
7 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

7 ft tall and 750 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 Oak Hill Farms Lake Dam

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

The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 750 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 24 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 241 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 327 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 06/02/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLee
Nearest CityLeslie
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.83111, -84.14839

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height7 ft
Dam Height7 ft
Dam Length750 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage241 acre-ft
Max Storage241 acre-ft
Normal Storage30 acre-ft
Surface Area24 acres
Drainage Area327 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerOak Hill Farms
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/02/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04802
Federal IDGA04802
More InfoState Dam Safety Program