Dams in Gwinnett County, Georgia
102Total Dams
31High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Gwinnett County has 102 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, 4 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Gwinnett County is 60 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Scott Candler Reservoir #3 Dam at 85 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Candler Reservoir #3 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 85 | ||
| Berkeley Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 78 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Buford Dam - Saddle Dike 3 | High | Not Available | 70 | 1958 | |
| Upper Mulberry River Ws Str. # 11 | High | Satisfactory | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Upper Mulberry River Ws Str. # 7 | High | Satisfactory | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Rc&d Watershed Structure Y-15 | High | Satisfactory | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| No Business Creek Ws Str. # 1 | High | Satisfactory | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Rc&d Watershed Structure Y-14 | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Rc&d Watershed Structure Y-16 | High | Satisfactory | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Yellow River Rc&d Ws Str. Y-3 | High | Satisfactory | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Haynes Creek-brushy Fork W/s Str. #25 | High | Not Rated | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Sugarloaf Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | |
| Mulberry Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Haynes-brushy Fork Creek Ws Str. # 3 | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Norman Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 33 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Hogan's Lake Dam | High | Poor | 32 | Recreation | |
| Rc&d Watershed Structure Y-17 | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Haynes Creek- Brushy Fork Creek Ws Str. # 21 | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Sims Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | |
| Cooper's Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Lake Louella Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Crowe Lake Dam No. 3 | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Inverness Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 29 | Recreation | 1959 |
| City Of Lawrenceville Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 29 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Lakeview Plantation Dam | High | Poor | 27 | Recreation | |
| Cardinal Lake Dam | High | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Crescent River Pond A Dam | High | Satisfactory | 26 | ||
| Burns Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Haynes Creek - Brushy Fork Creek Ws Str H-22 | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Lake Matthews Dam | High | Satisfactory | 23 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Summit Chase No. 1 Dam | High | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Lionel Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 74 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Atlanta Automotive Distribution Center Detention Dam | Low | Not Rated | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1991 |
| Crescent River Pond R Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 43 | ||
| Byrnes Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Edwards Cove Lake West Dam | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Tribble Mill Rc & D Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Recreation | 1992 |
| Sturbivant Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | ||
| Oakbrook Industrial Pk Retention Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Tribble Mill Recreation Lake Dam No.2 | Low | Not Rated | 36 | ||
| Lockwolde Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Lake At Stoneridge Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Recreation | |
| Falcon Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Recreation | |
| Brook Hollow Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Hughes Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Alpha Kappa Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Bird Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | |
| Pylant Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Sugar Hill Golf Pond Dam #4 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | ||
| Spalding Triangle Lk Dam A (upper) | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Lock Ridge Forest Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Dover Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Lake At Riverbrooke Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Webb Ginn Farms Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | |
| Robinson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | ||
| Johnson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | |
| Perkins Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Fontaine - Stembler Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Moon's Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Sugar Loaf #2 B | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Technology Park Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Pleasant Hill Rd. Lake | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Chelton Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| Powell Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Gwinnett Place Retention Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Arnold Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Sugar Loaf Dam 3 B | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Smoketree Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Lake Windsor Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Dove Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Annandale Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Gwin. Progress Cntr #1 Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Summit Chase No. 2 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Sosebee Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lake Carlton Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | |
| Opossum Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | |
| Brookwood Plantation Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| Casteel Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Suwanee Bogging Hole Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| Bridge Water Ii Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Black Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Bona Allen Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Other | 1940 |
| Mendoza Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | |
| Lazy C Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Willowrun Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 11 | Recreation | |
| Freeman Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Ozora Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 38 | Recreation | |
| Waste Treatment Pond Dam No.8 | Undetermined | Not Rated | 38 | Recreation | |
| Lake Park Dam No 2 | Undetermined | Not Rated | 34 | ||
| Woodlake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | |
| Lanier Filter Plant Reservoir Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 31 | Water Supply | 1972 |
| Mcclure Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 29 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Sugarloaf Lake Dam #5a | Undetermined | Not Rated | 29 | Recreation | |
| Waste Treatment Pond No.7 | Undetermined | Not Rated | 29 | ||
| Crystal Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 27 | ||
| Spalding Triangle Lake Dam C (north) | Undetermined | Not Rated | 27 | ||
| Crossland-universal Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Hamilton Mill Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | |
| Ruby Forest Lake Dam (proposed) | Undetermined | Not Rated | 21 | ||
| Rivergreen At Sugar Hill Lake Dam No. 2 | Undetermined | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | |
| Bristol Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 17 | ||
| Cedar Creek Dam No Ii | Undetermined | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation |