Frehejan Farms Lake Dam

Frehejan Farms Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fulton County, Georgia, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/12/2017
Height28 ft
Built197551 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 300 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Frehejan Farms Lake Dam

Frehejan Farms Lake Dam is a dam in Fulton, Georgia. The dam is owned by Fulton County Board of Education (state). It impounds the Unknown near Alpharetta.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 27 acre-feet. Completed in 1975, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

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 06/12/2017.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyFulton
Nearest CityAlpharetta
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.13667, -84.32222

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage27 acre-ft
Max Storage27 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerFulton County Board of Education
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/12/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA08214
Federal IDGA08214
More InfoState Dam Safety Program