Little Springs Farm Lake Dam #3

Little Springs Farm Lake Dam #3 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
Height43 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 43 ft
43 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

43 ft tall, taller than 89% 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 Little Springs Farm Lake Dam #3

Little Springs Farm Lake Dam #3 is a dam in Newton, Georgia. The dam is owned by Holding, J.h. Ltd. (private).

The dam stands 43 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 135 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 09/01/2005. That was over 21 years ago.

At 43 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyNewton
Coordinates33.48914, -83.87167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height43 ft
Dam Height43 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage135 acre-ft
Max Storage135 acre-ft
Normal Storage112 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerHolding, J.h. Ltd.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/01/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05868
Federal IDGA05868
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