Little River East Lake Dam

Little River East Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Morgan County, Georgia, built in 1992. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Little River East Lake Dam

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

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 280 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 21 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 290 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 602 square miles. Completed in 1992, the structure is 34 years old.

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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyMorgan
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.48306, -83.55139

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length280 ft
Year Completed1992 (34 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage290 acre-ft
Max Storage290 acre-ft
Normal Storage196 acre-ft
Surface Area21 acres
Drainage Area602 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerPennington, Brook
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05202
Federal IDGA05202
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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