Gatwood Lake Dam

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

About Gatwood Lake Dam

Gatwood Lake Dam is a dam in Oconee, Georgia. The dam is owned by Gatewood, Lee (private).

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 291 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 56 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 06/01/2004. That was over 21 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyOconee
Coordinates33.75389, -83.40611

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length291 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage56 acre-ft
Max Storage56 acre-ft
Normal Storage42 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerGatewood, Lee
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/01/2004
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06106
Federal IDGA06106
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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