Buckeye Plantation Lake Dam

Buckeye Plantation Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Burke County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Buckeye Plantation Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Buckeye Plantation Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Buckeye Plantation (private).

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 189 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 06/02/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBurke
Coordinates32.83417, -82.19556

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length500 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage189 acre-ft
Max Storage189 acre-ft
Normal Storage90 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBuckeye Plantation
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/02/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05640
Federal IDGA05640
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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