Donnie Moon Lake Dam

Donnie Moon Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Elbert County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/18/2016
Height30 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 300 ft long, taller than 68% 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 Donnie Moon Lake Dam

Donnie Moon Lake Dam is a dam in Elbert, Georgia. The dam is owned by Jtwrs - Steven J. Bernhardt, John M. Bernhardt, Harry Wallace Branham, Brian Lamar Jackson, Elizabeth Arret (private).

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 120 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 10/18/2016.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyElbert
Nearest CityElberton
Coordinates34.12750, -83.03472

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage120 acre-ft
Max Storage120 acre-ft
Normal Storage79 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerJtwrs - Steven J. Bernhardt, John M. Bernhardt, Harry Wallace Branham, Brian Lamar Jackson, Elizabeth Arret
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/18/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06017
Federal IDGA06017
More InfoState Dam Safety Program