Apple Orchard

Apple Orchard is a dam located in Habersham County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection08/01/2017
Height45 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 45 ft
45 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

45 ft tall and 303 ft long, taller than 90% 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 Apple Orchard

Apple Orchard is a dam in Habersham, Georgia. The dam is owned by Carrol Thomas Bryan Fisher (private).

The dam stands 45 feet tall and stretches 303 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 140 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 08/01/2017.

At 45 feet, this dam is taller than 90% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHabersham
Coordinates34.70642, -83.44986

Physical Characteristics

NID Height45 ft
Dam Height45 ft
Dam Length303 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage140 acre-ft
Max Storage140 acre-ft
Normal Storage90 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerCarrol Thomas Bryan Fisher
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection08/01/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05675
Federal IDGA05675
More InfoState Dam Safety Program