Rick Moss Lake Dam

Rick Moss Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Colquitt County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/01/2010
Height23 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 23 ft
23 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

23 ft tall and 1,100 ft long. 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 Rick Moss Lake Dam

Rick Moss Lake Dam is a dam in Colquitt, Georgia. The dam is owned by Moss Farms Inc. (private).

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 1,100 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 258 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 06/01/2010. That was over 16 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyColquitt
Coordinates31.26292, -83.95697

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length1,100 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage258 acre-ft
Max Storage258 acre-ft
Normal Storage120 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerMoss Farms Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/01/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA07201
Federal IDGA07201
More InfoState Dam Safety Program