114Total Dams
31High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Cobb County, Georgia
Cobb County has 114 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 31 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 Cobb County is 65 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Camp Bert Adams Lake Dam at 131 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Bert Adams Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 131 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Mcdonough Ash Pond # 4 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 75 | Other | 1974 |
| Morgan Falls | High | Satisfactory | 65 | Hydroelectric | 1903 |
| Highland Pointe Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Noonday Creek Ws Str # 17 | High | Poor | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Mcneel Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 39 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Wooten Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 35 | Recreation | 1941 |
| Reeves Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 35 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Clearwater Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 35 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Noonday Creek Ws Str # 15 | High | Fair | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Noonday Creek Ws Str # 4 | High | Poor | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Morgan Farms Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Gordon and Dees Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Kellner Lake Dam | High | Poor | 31 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Cochran Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 31 | Recreation | |
| North Landing Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Bozeman Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | |
| James E. Quarles Wtp Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Water Supply | 1953 |
| Noonday Creek Ws Str # 16 | High | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Paces Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 28 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Loch Highland Lake (lower) Dam | High | Satisfactory | 28 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Chestnut Hill Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Laura Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Bishop Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Loch Highland Upper Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Dobbs Lake Dam | High | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Wigley Lake Dam | High | Poor | 26 | Recreation | |
| Upper Cove Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Timber Lake Dam | High | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Noonday Creek Ws Str # 9 | High | Satisfactory | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Jackson Creek Lake Dam | High | Poor | 17 | Recreation | |
| King's Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Lamberti Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Recreation | |
| Lake Somerset Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Chimney Lake Dam Upper | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Careco Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | ||
| Mount Harmony Gardens Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | ||
| Lake Acworth Regional Golf Course Storage Pond | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | |
| Long Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| Lake Park Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Chimney Lake Dam Lower | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Wright Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Mayfield Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | |
| Busbee North Detention Facility Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Lake Hamilton Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Kelly Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Hamilton Mortgage Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Rose Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Atlanta Country Club Lake #8 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Old Vinings Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1950 |
| G. B.'s Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1953 |
| East Spring Lake Area III Fishing Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1983 |
| Sope Creek Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | ||
| Cloud Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Thompson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Rice Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Lake Cumberland Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Atlanta Country Club Lake Dam #9 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Orchard Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Chastain Lake Dam (upper-west) | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Chastain Lake Dam (lower-east) | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Madison Vinings Ridge Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Whites Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Kings Cove Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Brammett Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Southern Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Haygoode Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Mctract Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Sutter Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Willow Point Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Chastain Meadows Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2011 |
| King Vally at Vinings Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | ||
| Wicks Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Sybert Lake Dam Enlargement | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Bailey Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Murrays Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Old Trace Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | ||
| Mountain Creek Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Glore Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Rebel Ridge Ranch North Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Chestnut Springs Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Doe Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| MUD Creek Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Bobe Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Laurel Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Powers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lake Starling Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Daniell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Mark Avenue Stormwater Structure | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2012 |
| Custer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Hampton Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Coats and Clark Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Hardage Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Hidden Farms Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| County Farm Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Cochran-maddox Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Mctract (roberts Rd.) Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| North Georgia Fairgrounds Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1942 |
| East Spring Lake Dam #1 | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Cindy's Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Wilderness Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| U Pull It Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Banks Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Atlanta Country Club Lake Dam No. 18 | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 42 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Wofford Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1965 |
| South Cobb Partnership Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | Other | |
| Ayers Clay Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Cofer Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Hubert Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Queens Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Castle Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Duncan Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |
| Big Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1936 |
| Moon Lake Dam Enlargement | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation |