Dams in Carroll County, Georgia
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 Rated | 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 Rated | 117 | Water Supply | 1975 |
| Moore Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 52 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Banning Lakes Ltd North Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 52 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Swims Lake Dam "b" | Low | Not Rated | 47 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Paul Dement Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 45 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #93 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 80 | Low | Not Rated | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 74 | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Stillwater Plantation West Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Recreation | |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 14 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #1 | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Hunter Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | |
| Fullilove Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Cecil Walker Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 82 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Swims Lake Dam "c" | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | |
| Banning Lakes Ltd South Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #19 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #16 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Swims Lake Dam "a" | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Holland-jones Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | ||
| Old Villa Rica Water Works Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Recreation | |
| W.w. Robinson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Recreation | |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str # 17 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Clyde Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | |
| Spring Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | |
| Swims Lake Dam D | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | |
| Holloman Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | |
| North Patrick Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | |
| Robinson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #6 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Connie Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Bell Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Janes Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Shadinger Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Laurel Lakes Dam No. 2 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Stovall Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Shamrock Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Laurel Lakes Dam No. 1 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Lower Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #71 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #19 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Carnes Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Brooks Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Dakota East Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Camp Waco Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #34 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #15 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Seabolt Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Zvejnieks Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Brown Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Bagwell Dam | Low | Not Available | 25 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1963 |
| Legion Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Wampum Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Lake George Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1968 |
| R. R. Walker Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Lake Carroll Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Stitcher Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| West Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | |
| Papillon Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | ||
| Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 20 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Fermander Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Gaston Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | |
| Seals Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1958 |
| South Patrick Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | |
| Inman Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Charles Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Upper John Tanner Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | |
| Woodfin Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Hidden Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Lydia Walker Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Lower John Tanner Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | |
| Tumlin Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | |
| Sunset Hills Country Club Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Richards Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Reeves Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Johnson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Lake Wessinger Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Thomas Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Thomas "b" Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | |
| Lake Frank Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Willis Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Twin Lakes Lake Dam "a" | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1941 |
| Wessinger Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Felton Denny Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | |
| Upper Walker Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Crawford Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Carrollton Disposal Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 11 | Other | |
| Paradise Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Recreation | 1933 |