Shiver Lake Dam

Shiver Lake Dam is a dam located in Laurens County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Shiver Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Shiver Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Shiver, Glenn (private).

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 1,200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 50 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,140 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 11/01/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLaurens
Nearest CityEast Dublin
Coordinates32.66556, -82.91306

Physical Characteristics

NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length1,200 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,140 acre-ft
Max Storage1,140 acre-ft
Normal Storage800 acre-ft
Surface Area50 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerShiver, Glenn
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06250
Federal IDGA06250
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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