Dams in Cobb County, Georgia
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 Rated | 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 Rated | 41 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Lamberti Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Recreation | |
| Lake Somerset Dam | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Chimney Lake Dam Upper | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Careco Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 35 | ||
| Mount Harmony Gardens Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 35 | ||
| Lake Acworth Regional Golf Course Storage Pond | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Recreation | |
| Long Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | |
| Lake Park Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Chimney Lake Dam Lower | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Wright Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | |
| Mayfield Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | |
| Busbee North Detention Facility Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Lake Hamilton Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Kelly Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Hamilton Mortgage Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Rose Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Atlanta Country Club Lake #8 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Old Vinings Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1950 |
| G. B.'s Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1953 |
| East Spring Lake Area Iii Fishing Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1983 |
| Sope Creek Dam | Low | Not Available | 25 | ||
| Cloud Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Thompson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Rice Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Lake Cumberland Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Atlanta Country Club Lake Dam #9 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Orchard Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Chastain Lake Dam (upper-west) | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Chastain Lake Dam (lower-east) | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Madison Vinings Ridge Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Whites Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Kings Cove Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Brammett Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Southern Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | |
| Haygoode Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | |
| Mctract Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Sutter Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | |
| Willow Point Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | |
| Chastain Meadows Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2011 |
| King Vally At Vinings Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | ||
| Wicks Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | |
| Sybert Lake Dam Enlargement | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | |
| Bailey Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | |
| Murrays Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Old Trace Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | ||
| Mountain Creek Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | |
| Glore Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Rebel Ridge Ranch North Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | |
| Chestnut Springs Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Doe Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | |
| Mud Creek Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Bobe Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Laurel Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Powers Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lake Starling Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Daniell Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Mark Avenue Stormwater Structure | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2012 |
| Custer Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | |
| Hampton Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Coats And Clark Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Hardage Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| Hidden Farms Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| County Farm Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Cochran-maddox Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Mctract (roberts Rd.) Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| North Georgia Fairgrounds Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | 1942 |
| East Spring Lake Dam #1 | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | |
| Cindy's Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Wilderness Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | |
| U Pull It Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Banks Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Recreation | |
| Atlanta Country Club Lake Dam No. 18 | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 42 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Wofford Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1965 |
| South Cobb Partnership Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 32 | Other | |
| Ayers Clay Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Cofer Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Hubert Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Queens Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Castle Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Duncan Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |
| Big Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1936 |
| Moon Lake Dam Enlargement | Undetermined | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation |