Oconee Road Lake Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/2003
Height29 ft

Dam profile

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

29 ft tall and 450 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 Oconee Road Lake Dam

Oconee Road Lake Dam is a dam in Washington, Georgia. The dam is owned by Oliver, Elton (private).

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 147 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 01/01/2003. That was over 23 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWashington
Coordinates32.91194, -82.87556

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length450 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage147 acre-ft
Max Storage147 acre-ft
Normal Storage115 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerOliver, Elton
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/01/2003
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06991
Federal IDGA06991
More InfoState Dam Safety Program