Rosewood Lake Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection08/16/2016
Height20 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 435 ft long. 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 Rosewood Lake Dam

Rosewood Lake Dam is a dam in Forsyth, Georgia. The dam is owned by Rosewood Lake HOA Inc (private). It impounds the Harris Creek.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 435 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 114 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 08/16/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyForsyth
River/StreamHarris Creek
Coordinates34.22361, -84.23694

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length435 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage114 acre-ft
Max Storage114 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerRosewood Lake HOA Inc
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection08/16/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06176
Federal IDGA06176
More InfoState Dam Safety Program