Flood Control Dams in Georgia

Georgia has 354 flood control dams, of which 182 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Nottely Dam	Union	197	High	Not Available	1942
2	Hazel Creek W/s Str. #12	Habersham	139	High	Fair	1962
3	Talking Rock Creek Ws Str # 13	Pickens	91	High	Poor	1963
4	Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 1	Gilmer	81	High	Poor	1965
5	Cartecay River Ws Str # 3	Gilmer	79	High	Poor	1965
6	Ellijay River Ws Str # 12	Gilmer	79	High	Poor	1968
7	Middle Fork Broad River W/s Str. #44	Habersham	76	Low	Not Rated	1964
8	Hightower Creek Ws Str # 13	Towns	75	High	Poor	1960
9	Cartecay River W/s Str. #7 Dam	Gilmer	73	High	Poor	1964
10	Ellijay River W/s Str. #1	Gilmer	73	High	Satisfactory	1968
11	Etowah River Ws Str # 32	Lumpkin	73	Low	Not Rated	1964
12	Cartecay River Ws Str # 1	Gilmer	72	Low	Not Rated	1973
13	Ellijay River W/s Str. # 3	Gilmer	71	High	Poor	1967
14	Cartecay River Ws Str # 5	Gilmer	70	High	Poor	1967
15	Ellijay River Ws Str # 9	Gilmer	68	High	Poor	1967
16	Ellijay River W/s Str. #4 Dam	Gilmer	68	High	Poor	1968
17	Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 13	Pickens	68	High	Poor	1955
18	Sallacoa Creek Watershed Str # 48	Pickens	67	Low	Not Rated	1969
19	Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 12	Pickens	67	High	Poor	1960
20	Amicalola Creek Ws Str # 2	Dawson	65	Low	Poor	1960
21	Cartecay River Ws Str # 8	Gilmer	65	Low	Not Rated	1962
22	Etowah River Reach Sub Ws Str # 12	Dawson	63	High	Satisfactory	1964
23	Ellijay River Ws Str # 2	Gilmer	62	Low	Not Rated	1968
24	Upper Mulberry River Ws Str. #8	Hall	62	Low	Not Rated	1979
25	Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 2	Gilmer	60	High	Poor	1961
26	Sallacoa Creek Watershed Structure No. 99	Gordon	60	Low	Not Rated	1968
27	Long Swamp Creek Ws Str # 8	Pickens	60	High	Poor	1964
28	Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 4	Gilmer	59	High	Poor	1961
29	Soque River W/s Str. #34	Habersham	59	High	Satisfactory	1975
30	Bull Creek Ws Str # 25	Muscogee	59	High	Satisfactory	1967
31	Talking Rock Creek Watershed Str #2	Pickens	58	Low	Not Rated	1961
32	Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 1	Pickens	58	High	Poor	1957
33	Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 3	Gilmer	57	Low	Not Rated	1963
34	Etowah River Ws Str # 26	Lumpkin	57	High	Fair	1965
35	Salacoa Creek W/s Str. #74 Dam	Cherokee	56	Low	Not Rated	1979
36	Amicalola Creek Ws Str # 3	Dawson	56	High	Fair	1963
37	Sallacoa Creek Watershed Dam #77	Gordon	56	Low	Not Rated	1973
38	Pumpkinvine Creek Watershed Structure No. 8	Paulding	56	High	Poor	1957
39	Cartecay River Ws Str # 6	Gilmer	55	High	Poor	1962
40	Lake Tobesofkee Dam	Bibb	54	High	Satisfactory	1965
41	Etowah River Ws Str # 10	Dawson	54	Low	Not Rated	1963
42	Soque River W/s Str. #29	Habersham	54	High	Satisfactory	1975
43	Tobesofkee Creek Str # 70	Lamar	54	Low	Not Rated	1961
44	Bull Creek W/s Str. #01	Muscogee	54	High	Satisfactory	1971
45	Hightower Creek W/s Str. #18	Towns	54	High	Not Rated	1960
46	Middle Fork Broad River Ws Str # 2	Banks	53	Low	Not Rated	1970
47	Beaverdam Creek Ws Structure # 30	Elbert	53	Low	Not Rated	1971
48	Soque River Ws Str # 13	Habersham	53	High	Poor	1975
49	South Fork River Ws Str # 27	Madison	53	High	Poor	1967
50	Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 2	Pickens	53	High	Poor	1957
51	Raccoon Creek W/s Str # 7	Bartow	52	High	Satisfactory	1959
52	Talking Rock Creek Watershed Str #4	Pickens	52	Low	Not Rated	1966
53	Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #31	Carroll	51	High	Fair	1960
54	Etowah River Ws Str # 13	Dawson	51	Low	Not Rated	1963
55	Salacoa Creek W/s Str. #100 Dam	Gordon	51	Low	Not Rated	1975
56	Bull Creek Ws Str # 04	Muscogee	51	High	Satisfactory	1962
57	Euharlee Creek Structure # 51	Polk	51	Low	Not Rated	1972
58	Grove River Ws Str # 59	Banks	50	High	Poor	1973
59	Little Sandy - Trail Creek W/s Str. #10	Clarke	50	High	Fair	1976
60	Sautee Creek W/s Str. #22	Habersham	50	High	Fair	1960
61	Hightower Creek W/s Str. #11	Towns	50	High	Not Rated	1960
62	Fort Yargo Lake State Park Dam	Barrow	49	High	Satisfactory	1964
63	Grove River Ws Str # 15	Banks	48	High	Poor	1969
64	Raccoon Creek Watershed Structure No. 8	Bartow	48	Low	Not Rated	1959
65	Amicalola Creek W/s Str. # 4	Dawson	48	High	Not Rated	1962
66	Atlanta Automotive Distribution Center Detention Dam	Gwinnett	48	Low	Not Rated	1991
67	Sharp Mountain Creek W/s Str. #22	Pickens	48	High	Poor	1970
68	Yellow Jacket Creek Watershed Str. # 15	Troup	48	High	Fair	1973
69	Sautee Creek W/s Str. #12	White	48	High	Poor	1958
70	Sautee Creek W/s Str. #13	White	48	High	Poor	1960
71	Lower Little Tallapoosa River Ws Str No 25	Carroll	47	High	Fair	1974
72	Middle Oconee- Walnut Creek Str No 1	Hall	47	Low	Not Rated	1973
73	Middle Oconee- Walnut Creek Structure No 7	Hall	47	Low	Not Rated	1972
74	Tobesofkee Creek Watershed #41	Monroe	47	Low	Not Rated	1963
75	Talking Rock Creek Watershed Str #3	Pickens	47	Low	Not Rated	1966
76	Talking Rock Creek W/s Str. # 1	Pickens	47	High	Poor	1961
77	Ellijay River W/s Str. #11 Dam	Gilmer	46	High	Poor	1967
78	Upper Mulberry River Ws Str. # 11	Gwinnett	46	High	Satisfactory	1970
79	Middle Oconee- Walnut Creek Structure No 9	Hall	46	Low	Not Rated	1972
80	Bull Creek Ws Str # 12	Muscogee	46	High	Poor	1962
81	Long Swamp Creek W/s Str. #9	Pickens	46	High	Poor	1967
82	North Fork Broad River Ws Str # 1	Stephens	46	High	Satisfactory	1958
83	Noonday Creek Ws Str # 17	Cobb	45	High	Poor	1956
84	Amicalola Creek Ws Str # 1	Dawson	45	High	Fair	1960
85	Salacoa Creek W/s Str. #67 Dam	Gordon	45	Low	Not Rated	1970
86	Pumpkinvine Creek Watershed Structure No. 11	Paulding	45	High	Poor
87	North Fork Broad River Ws Str # 8	Stephens	45	Low	Not Rated	1960
88	Pine Log Tributary Ws Str # 25	Bartow	44	High	Poor	1973
89	Lower Little Tallapoosa River W/s Str. #93 Dam	Carroll	44	Low	Not Rated	1972
90	Sharp Mountain Creek Watershed Structure No 7	Cherokee	44	Low	Not Rated	1959
91	Ellijay River W/s Str. #10 Dam	Gilmer	44	High	Poor	1970
92	Upper Mulberry River Ws Str. # 7	Gwinnett	44	High	Satisfactory	1980
93	Rc&d Watershed Structure Y-15	Gwinnett	44	High	Satisfactory	1969
94	South River W/s Str. #29	Madison	44	High	Satisfactory	1971
95	South River W/s Str. # 51	Madison	44	High	Poor	1964
96	Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 14	Pickens	44	High	Fair	1957
97	Town Creek Ws Str # 1	Walker	44	High	Satisfactory	1978
98	Middle Fork Broad River Ws Str # 17	Banks	43	Low	Not Rated	1968
99	Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 80	Carroll	43	Low	Not Rated	1976
100	Etowah River Reach Ws Str # 22	Dawson	43	High	Fair	1962

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