Chapel Hill Farms Lake Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height28 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 366 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Chapel Hill Farms Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Chapel 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 Christopher, Gary and Susan (local government). It impounds the Unknown near Douglasville.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 366 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 186 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.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyDouglas
Nearest CityDouglasville
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.67189, -84.69967

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length366 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage186 acre-ft
Max Storage186 acre-ft
Normal Storage140 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerChristopher, Gary and Susan
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05613
Federal IDGA05613
More InfoState Dam Safety Program