38Total Dams
1High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Grady County, Georgia
Grady County has 38 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life.
The average dam in Grady County is 51 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Tired Creek Reservoir Dam at 43 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tired Creek Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 43 | ||
| Hawkins Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Recreation | |
| Ulm Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Ezell Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Rackly Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Ashley Register Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Paul Ponder Irrigation Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Irrigation | |
| Wight Pond System #3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Gainey Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | |
| River Ridge Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | ||
| Deer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Lake Dewitt Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 2005 |
| Godwin Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | |
| Terrell Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Tired Creek Estates Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Riverwoods Plantation Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Hopkins Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | |
| Nixon Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Hawthorne Irrigation Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 2006 |
| Thomas Hopkins Irrigation Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 2008 |
| Wight Pond System #4 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1952 |
| Cairo Country Club Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Cox Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Irrigation | 1992 |
| Oliva Lake Dam # 2 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Baggett Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Myron Jones Irrigation Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | 2009 |
| Oliva Lake Dam # 1 | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Falconer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Sweetwater Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Whigham Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Sugar Plum Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Bearden Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Harrell Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Mcclelland Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Spence Millpond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1900 |
| Ward Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Hart Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Roddenberry Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 8 |