Wood Lake Dam

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

About Wood Lake Dam

Wood Lake Dam is a dam in Walton, Georgia. The dam is owned by Wood, Homer W. Jr. (private).

The dam stands 50 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 460 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 08/01/2009. That was over 16 years ago.

At 50 feet, this dam is taller than 93% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWalton
Coordinates33.69917, -83.64250

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height50 ft
Dam Height50 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage460 acre-ft
Max Storage460 acre-ft
Normal Storage307 acre-ft
Surface Area20 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerWood, Homer W. Jr.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection08/01/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06853
Federal IDGA06853
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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