107Total Dams
19High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Carroll County, Georgia
Carroll County has 107 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 19 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 3 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Carroll County is 58 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Plant Wansley Main Storage Lake Dam at 121 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Wansley Main Storage Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 121 | Water Supply | 1975 |
| Tara Lake Dam | High | Poor | 101 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Snake Creek Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 65 | Water Supply | |
| Lake Ashley Dam | High | Poor | 57 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #31 | High | Fair | 51 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Carrollton Holding Pond Dam | High | Not assessed | 50 | Water Supply | |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Ws Str No 25 | High | Fair | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Sharpe's Creek Reservoir Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 43 | Water Supply | 1991 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. # 86 | High | Fair | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Ws Str # 35 | High | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Ws Str # 36 | High | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #30 | High | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #13 | High | Fair | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #36 Dam | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Little Tallapoosa River Ws Str # 21 | High | Fair | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 53 | High | Poor | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #29 Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Walkers Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Southwire Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 19 | Other | 1959 |
| Plant Wansley Potable Water Supply Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 117 | Water Supply | 1975 |
| Moore Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 52 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Banning Lakes Ltd North Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 52 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Swims Lake Dam "b" | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Paul Dement Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #93 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 80 | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 74 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Stillwater Plantation West Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 14 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #1 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Hunter Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| Fullilove Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Cecil Walker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 82 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Swims Lake Dam "c" | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | |
| Banning Lakes Ltd South Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #19 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #16 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Swims Lake Dam "a" | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Holland-jones Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | ||
| Old Villa Rica Water Works Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| W.w. Robinson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str # 17 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Clyde Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Spring Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Swims Lake Dam D | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Holloman Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| North Patrick Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Robinson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #6 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Connie Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Bell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Janes Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Shadinger Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Laurel Lakes Dam No. 2 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Stovall Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Shamrock Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Laurel Lakes Dam No. 1 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #71 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #19 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Carnes Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Brooks Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Dakota East Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Camp Waco Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #34 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #15 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Seabolt Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Zvejnieks Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Brown Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Bagwell Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1963 |
| Legion Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Wampum Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Lake George Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1968 |
| R. R. Walker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Lake Carroll Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Stitcher Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| West Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Papillon Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | ||
| Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 20 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Fermander Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Gaston Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Seals Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1958 |
| South Patrick Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Inman Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Charles Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Upper John Tanner Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Woodfin Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Hidden Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Lydia Walker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Lower John Tanner Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Tumlin Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Sunset Hills Country Club Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Richards Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Reeves Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Johnson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Lake Wessinger Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Thomas Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Thomas "b" Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Lake Frank Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Willis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Twin Lakes Lake Dam "a" | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1941 |
| Wessinger Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Felton Denny Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Upper Walker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Crawford Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Carrollton Disposal Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Other | |
| Paradise Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1933 |