80Total Dams
13High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Fayette County, Georgia
Fayette County has 80 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 13 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 6 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Fayette County is 66 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Lake Kedron Dam at 54 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Kedron Dam | High | Satisfactory | 54 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Horton Creek Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 52 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Mcintosh Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Water Supply | 2015 |
| Ford Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Castle Lake Dam | High | Poor | 30 | ||
| Reeves Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Kozisek Lake Dam | High | Poor | 28 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Dickson Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 23 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Graves Lake Dam | High | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Bradbury Lake Dam | High | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Pye Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Margaret Phillips Lake Dam | High | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Pendleton Lake Dam | High | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Vickery Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Spring Lake Estates Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| Lake Drena Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| Upper Duke's Farm Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Cooks Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Kelley Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Lower Duke's Farm Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Arnall Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Amberlake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Burch Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Grinages Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Mcclenney Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Lake Edith Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Fowler Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Harris Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Peacock Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Abna Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Lake Peachtree Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Water Supply | 1960 |
| Bite a Minit Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Adams Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Fievet Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Wyatt-grey Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Lake Tyrone North Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | 1965 | |
| Barnett Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Mccord Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Cowan Lake Pond | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1985 |
| Stanford Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Pinley Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Mills Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Brown Lake Dam #2 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Brown Lake Dam #1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Joe L. Brown Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Moore Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Bakersfield Farms Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Travis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Walker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Goza Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Ferman Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Farr Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| J. W. Smith Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Redwine Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1944 |
| Oakley Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Padgetts Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1944 |
| Scarborough Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Kemsey Phillips Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Smith Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Upper Stinchcomb Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Emerald Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Thames Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Clover Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1946 |
| Massengale Meadows Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Tyrone Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Tailings | 1948 |
| Stinchcomb Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Wright Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Morning Creek Wpcp Polishing Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Other | 1969 |
| Chambers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Harbin Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Fayetteville City Reservoir Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Stephens Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Crystal Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1880 |
| Lees Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | 1890 |
| Starr's Millpond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1907 |
| Willow Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | 1939 |
| Lakeside at Redwine | Undetermined | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Fayetteville Reservoir Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | Water Supply | |
| Wellborn Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Sams Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1949 |