60Total Dams
25High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Gilmer County, Georgia
Gilmer County has 60 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 25 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 17 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Gilmer County is 55 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 1 at 81 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 1 | High | Poor | 81 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 3 | High | Poor | 79 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Ellijay River Ws Str # 12 | High | Poor | 79 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Cartecay River W/s Str. #7 Dam | High | Poor | 73 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. #1 | High | Satisfactory | 73 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. # 3 | High | Poor | 71 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 5 | High | Poor | 70 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ellijay River Ws Str # 9 | High | Poor | 68 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. #4 Dam | High | Poor | 68 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 2 | High | Poor | 60 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 4 | High | Poor | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 6 | High | Poor | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Lake Dakwa Dam | High | Satisfactory | 53 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Rainbow Lake Dam | High | Poor | 50 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. #11 Dam | High | Poor | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. #10 Dam | High | Poor | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Lake Atagahi Dam | High | Satisfactory | 42 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 10 | High | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Lake Yanu Dam | High | Satisfactory | 35 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Fowler Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Clotfelter Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | |
| Harrison Lake Dam | High | Poor | 30 | Recreation | |
| J. Stephens Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Lovejoy Lake Dam | High | Poor | 29 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Kiker Lake Dam | High | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1988 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 1 | Low | Not assessed | 72 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 8 | Low | Not assessed | 65 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Ellijay River Ws Str # 2 | Low | Not assessed | 62 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 3 | Low | Not assessed | 57 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Mcclure Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Recreation | |
| Gilmer County Golf Course Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Recreation | 1983 |
| Talking Rock Creek Ws Str #10 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Lembro Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Recreation | |
| Holden Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | ||
| Powell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Sailors Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Howell South Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | |
| Chitwood Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Wilson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | ||
| Pettit | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1970 |
| Stembridge Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Holly's Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Stembridge | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1978 |
| Bradley Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1987 |
| Miller-grindley Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Diamond Lure Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | ||
| Gold Springs Lake Dam #1 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | ||
| Keough Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Woodward | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1971 |
| East Ellijay Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | ||
| Johnson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Penland Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Edmondson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1992 |
| Logan Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Hannah Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | ||
| Montag Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Morris Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | ||
| Popkin Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Shaw Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1971 |
| Gold Springs Lake Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 |