Twin Hills Lake

Twin Hills Lake is an earth dam located in Newton County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/01/2005
Height25 ft

Dam profile

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

25 ft tall and 390 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 Twin Hills Lake

Twin Hills Lake is a dam in Newton, Georgia. The dam is owned by Williams, John R. & Williams Robert J. (private).

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 390 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 56 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 115 square miles.

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 09/01/2005. That was over 21 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyNewton
Coordinates33.65139, -83.80083

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length390 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage56 acre-ft
Max Storage56 acre-ft
Drainage Area115 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerWilliams, John R. & Williams Robert J.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/01/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05864
Federal IDGA05864
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