Stewart Lake Dam

Stewart Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Oconee County, Georgia, built in 2006. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height49 ft
Built200620 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 49 ft
49 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

49 ft tall and 480 ft long, taller than 92% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Stewart Lake Dam

Stewart Lake Dam is a dam in Oconee, Georgia. The dam is owned by Stewart, Greg (private). It impounds the Unnamed near Farmington.

The dam stands 49 feet tall and stretches 480 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 166 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 190 square miles. Completed in 2006, the structure is relatively new.

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.

At 49 feet, this dam is taller than 92% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyOconee
Nearest CityFarmington
River/StreamUnnamed
Coordinates33.77611, -83.43722

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height49 ft
Dam Height49 ft
Dam Length480 ft
Year Completed2006 (20 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage166 acre-ft
Max Storage166 acre-ft
Normal Storage118 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area190 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerStewart, Greg
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06288
Federal IDGA06288
More InfoState Dam Safety Program