Brown Lake Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/30/2017
Height25 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 300 ft long, taller than 50% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Brown Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Brown Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Grady H. Brown Family (private). It impounds the Unknown near Villa Rica.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 79 acre-feet.

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 10/30/2017.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCarroll
Nearest CityVilla Rica
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.69769, -84.96444

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage79 acre-ft
Max Storage79 acre-ft
Normal Storage57 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerGrady H. Brown Family
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/30/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05455
Federal IDGA05455
More InfoState Dam Safety Program