90Total Dams
17High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Cherokee County, Georgia
Cherokee County has 90 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 17 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 9 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Cherokee County is 54 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Hickory Log Reservoir Dam at 180 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Log Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 180 | Water Supply | 2008 |
| Lake Arrowhead Dam | High | Satisfactory | 107 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Stamp Shoals Creek Ws Str # 1 | High | Fair | 63 | ||
| Atlanta Gas Light Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 49 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1925 |
| Mill - Canton Creek W/s Structure No. 7 Dam | High | Poor | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Little River Ws Str #21 | High | Poor | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Mill - Canton Creek W/s Str. #12 Dam | High | Poor | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Little River Sub Watershed Structure No. 19 | High | Poor | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Structure No 5 | High | Poor | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Sharp Mountain Creek Watershed Structure No 6 | High | Poor | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Little River Ws Str # 22 | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Stamp Shoals Creek Ws Str No 2 | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Mill - Canton Creek W/s Str. #6 Dam | High | Poor | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Amber Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1999 |
| Little River Ws Str #17 | High | Poor | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Mill - Canton Creek W/s Str. #8 Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Mill - Canton Creek W/s Str. #10 Dam | High | Poor | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Salacoa Creek W/s Str. #74 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 56 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Cherokee County Raw Water Storage Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 53 | Water Supply | 1986 |
| River Green Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 52 | Other | |
| Chickasaw Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 50 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Sharp Mountain Creek Watershed Structure No 7 | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Moore Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Recreation | |
| Salacoa Creek Watershed Structure No. 95 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Dodds Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Michael's Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Lower Jackson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Recreation | |
| Ferguson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | 1990 |
| Thompson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Rampley Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | |
| Lake Tarn Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | |
| Bartholomew Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Goss Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| Mill - Canton Creek W/s Str. #3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Hite Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Manous Lake Dam North | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1988 |
| Thacker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Mill - Canton Creek W/s Str. #4 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Bell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | |
| Crabapple Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Trade Winds Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | |
| Ellison Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Blue Pond Plantation Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | |
| Little River Ws Str #13 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Jerry Thacker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | |
| Arrowhead Forest Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Reinhardt College Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Densmore Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Mcdaniel Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Beck Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Whidby Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Ford Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Upper Jackson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Bradshaw Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Gary Hite Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Weatherby Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1985 |
| Beaver Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Humber Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Honeysuckle Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Josh Powell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Brooks Hill Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Haynes Road Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Bob Mitchell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Steve Bradshaw Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Pickett's Peak Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Twin Lakes Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Mcfather Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Manous Lake Dam South | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1987 |
| Georgia Marble Co. Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1958 |
| Etowah Bank Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Lacy Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Curtis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Bryon Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Gdn LLC Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Interlude Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Lake Sovereign Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| J. W. Herndon Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Cherokee Estates Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Thurman Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Buice Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Mclaughlin Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Little River W/s Str. #38 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Elliott Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Colony Land Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Little River Ws Str #15 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Waters Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Canton Creek Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Palmetto Corp. Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Canton Mills Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 35 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Morton Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation |