Paige Holloway Lake Dam

Paige Holloway Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Upson County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/01/2018
Height79 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 79 ft
79 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

79 ft tall and 350 ft long, taller than 97% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Paige Holloway Lake Dam

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

The dam stands 79 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 34 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 06/01/2018.

At 79 feet, this dam is taller than 97% of all dams in the United States.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyUpson
Coordinates32.88056, -84.35833

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height79 ft
Dam Height79 ft
Dam Length350 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage276 acre-ft
Max Storage34 acre-ft
Normal Storage276 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHolloway, Paige
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/01/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05645
Federal IDGA05645
More InfoState Dam Safety Program