Smith Lake Dam

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

About Smith Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Smith 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 Smith, U. T. Jr. (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 465 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 84 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 40 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 09/01/2005. That was over 20 years ago.

At 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyNewton
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.51611, -83.75694

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length465 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage84 acre-ft
Max Storage84 acre-ft
Normal Storage63 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area40 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerSmith, U. T. Jr.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/01/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05157
Federal IDGA05157
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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