Lower Duke's Farm Lake Dam

Lower Duke's Farm Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fayette County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/05/2015
Height29 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 236 ft long, taller than 65% 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 Lower Duke's Farm Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Lower Duke's Farm Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Mr. and Ms. Robert Papandrea Mr. Billy Mcpeters Mr. and Ms. Daniel Hudson (private). It impounds the Unknown near Brooks.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 236 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 43 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 05/05/2015. That was over 11 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyFayette
Nearest CityBrooks
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.29903, -84.48967

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length236 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage43 acre-ft
Max Storage43 acre-ft
Normal Storage32 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMr. and Ms. Robert Papandrea Mr. Billy Mcpeters Mr. and Ms. Daniel Hudson
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/05/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06252
Federal IDGA06252
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