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 assessed | 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 assessed | 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 assessed | 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 assessed | 74 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Atlanta Automotive Distribution Center Detention Dam | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1991 |
| Crescent River Pond R Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 43 | ||
| Byrnes Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Edwards Cove Lake West Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Tribble Mill Rc & D Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Recreation | 1992 |
| Sturbivant Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | ||
| Oakbrook Industrial Pk Retention Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Tribble Mill Recreation Lake Dam No.2 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | ||
| Lockwolde Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Lake at Stoneridge Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | |
| Falcon Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | |
| Brook Hollow Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Hughes Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Alpha Kappa Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Bird Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | |
| Pylant Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Sugar Hill Golf Pond Dam #4 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | ||
| Spalding Triangle Lk Dam a (upper) | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Lock Ridge Forest Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Dover Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Lake at Riverbrooke Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Webb Ginn Farms Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Robinson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | ||
| Johnson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Perkins Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Fontaine - Stembler Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Moon's Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Sugar Loaf #2 B | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Technology Park Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Pleasant Hill Rd. Lake | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Chelton Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| Powell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Gwinnett Place Retention Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Arnold Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Sugar Loaf Dam 3 B | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Smoketree Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Lake Windsor Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Dove Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Annandale Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Gwin. Progress Cntr #1 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Summit Chase No. 2 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Sosebee Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lake Carlton Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Opossum Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Brookwood Plantation Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Casteel Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Suwanee Bogging Hole Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Bridge Water II Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Black Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Bona Allen Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Other | 1940 |
| Mendoza Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Lazy C Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Willowrun Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Freeman Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Ozora Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 38 | Recreation | |
| Waste Treatment Pond Dam No.8 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 38 | Recreation | |
| Lake Park Dam No 2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 34 | ||
| Woodlake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Lanier Filter Plant Reservoir Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 31 | Water Supply | 1972 |
| Mcclure Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Sugarloaf Lake Dam #5a | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Waste Treatment Pond No.7 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | ||
| Crystal Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | ||
| Spalding Triangle Lake Dam C (north) | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | ||
| Crossland-universal Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Hamilton Mill Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Ruby Forest Lake Dam (proposed) | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | ||
| Rivergreen at Sugar Hill Lake Dam No. 2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Bristol Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | ||
| Cedar Creek Dam No II | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation |