Yarbrough Lake Dam

Yarbrough Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Bibb County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/01/2015
Height26 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 300 ft long, taller than 55% 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 Yarbrough Lake Dam

Yarbrough Lake Dam is a dam in Bibb, Georgia. The dam is owned by Yarbrough, C.n. Mr. (private).

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 80 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 06/01/2015. That was over 11 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBibb
Coordinates32.82333, -83.83306

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Max Discharge40 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerYarbrough, C.n. Mr.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/01/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06008
Federal IDGA06008
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