Davis Lutz Lake Dam

Davis Lutz Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Putnam County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/01/2017
Height27 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 435 ft long, taller than 59% 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 Davis Lutz Lake Dam

Davis Lutz Lake Dam is a dam in Putnam, Georgia. The dam is owned by Lutz, David (private).

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 435 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 78 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 10/01/2017.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyPutnam
Coordinates33.37189, -83.32538

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length435 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage78 acre-ft
Max Storage78 acre-ft
Normal Storage58 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerLutz, David
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/01/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06384
Federal IDGA06384
More InfoState Dam Safety Program