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High Risk Dams in Georgia

Georgia has 189 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 521 high hazard dams in Georgia, 189 (36%) have concerning condition ratings — 186 rated poor and 3 rated unsatisfactory.

Condition scale, best to worst
  1. Satisfactory No existing or potential safety deficiencies recognized; acceptable performance expected under all loading conditions.
  2. Fair No deficiencies under normal operating conditions; a rare flood or earthquake could create one.
  3. Poor A safety deficiency is recognized under normal operating conditions; remedial action is necessary.
  4. Unsatisfactory Worst rating. The dam is considered unsafe; a deficiency requires immediate or emergency remedial action.

"Not rated" means no assessment is on file in the National Inventory of Dams.

DamCountyHeight (ft)ConditionLast inspectedPurposeYear
Bartletts Ferry, Main DamHarris150Poor05/13/20251 yr agoHydroelectric1926
Tara Lake DamCarroll101Poor01/26/201610 yrs agoRecreation1972
Talking Rock Creek Ws Str # 13Pickens91Poor01/24/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Atlanta Reservoir Dam No. 1Fulton90Poor06/21/20188 yrs agoWater Supply1960
Long Swamp Creek Ws Str # 14Pickens85Poor01/25/20179 yrs agoRecreation1964
Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 1Gilmer81Poor03/03/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Cartecay River Ws Str # 3Gilmer79Poor03/30/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Ellijay River Ws Str # 12Gilmer79Poor03/01/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Hightower Creek Ws Str # 13Towns75Poor03/16/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
Cartecay River W/s Str. #7 DamGilmer73Poor03/30/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Black Rock Mountain State Park Lake DamRabun72Poor02/02/20215 yrs agoRecreation1974
Ellijay River W/s Str. # 3Gilmer71Poor03/01/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1967
Cartecay River Ws Str # 5Gilmer70Poor03/30/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1967
Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 13Pickens68Poor03/15/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
Ellijay River Ws Str # 9Gilmer68Poor03/02/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1967
Ellijay River W/s Str. #4 DamGilmer68Poor03/01/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 12Pickens67Poor01/24/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
Sequoyah Lake DamPickens64Poor01/24/20179 yrs agoRecreation1925
Long Swamp Creek Ws Str # 8Pickens60Poor01/25/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 2Gilmer60Poor03/03/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1961
Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 4Gilmer59Poor03/30/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1961
Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 1Pickens58Poor01/24/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1957
Lake Ashley DamCarroll57Poor01/26/201610 yrs agoRecreation1972
Pumpkinvine Creek Watershed Structure No. 8Paulding56Poor08/10/20188 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1957
Cartecay River Ws Str # 6Gilmer55Poor03/30/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Tyson Proteins Oxidation Pond DamForsyth55Poor03/28/20179 yrs agoOther1960
Glenn Lake DamMurray53Poor03/09/20179 yrs agoRecreation1951
Soque River Ws Str # 13Habersham53Poor03/22/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1975
Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 2Pickens53Poor01/24/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1957
South Fork River Ws Str # 27Madison53Poor03/23/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1967
Willow Lake DamFulton51Poor01/29/20206 yrs agoRecreation1974
Rainbow Lake DamGilmer50Poor03/03/201610 yrs agoRecreation1960
Grove River Ws Str # 59Banks50Poor10/01/201214 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1973
Crisp County (warwick)Worth50Poor07/07/20224 yrs agoHydroelectric1930
Grove River Ws Str # 15Banks48Poor10/01/201214 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Sharp Mountain Creek W/s Str. #22Pickens48Poor01/25/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1970
Sautee Creek W/s Str. #12White48Poor01/11/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Sautee Creek W/s Str. #13White48Poor01/11/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
Pumpkinvine Creek W/s Str. # 2 DamBartow48Poor01/23/20206 yrs agoRecreation1954
Talking Rock Creek W/s Str. # 1Pickens47Poor06/22/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1961
Long Swamp Creek W/s Str. #9Pickens46Poor01/25/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1967
Bull Creek Ws Str # 12Muscogee46Poor01/31/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Ellijay River W/s Str. #11 DamGilmer46Poor03/01/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1967
Lakeside DamBibb45Poor03/08/201610 yrs agoRecreation1890
Noonday Creek Ws Str # 17Cobb45Poor03/16/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1956
Pumpkinvine Creek Watershed Structure No. 11Paulding45Poor07/30/20188 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction
Butler ReservoirRichmond45Unsatisfactory03/28/20215 yrs agoIrrigation1970
Walter Richards Lake DamHarris44Poor03/13/20197 yrs agoRecreation1940
Clear Lake DamWhite44Poor02/06/201313 yrs agoRecreation
Pine Log Tributary Ws Str # 25Bartow44Poor01/23/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1973
Ellijay River W/s Str. #10 DamGilmer44Poor03/01/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1970
South River W/s Str. # 51Madison44Poor03/23/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Southland Lake DamDeKalb43Poor01/07/20215 yrs agoRecreation1950
Pumpkinvine Creek Ws Str #1Paulding43Poor03/21/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1954
Settingdown Creek Sub Ws Str # 27Forsyth42Poor01/14/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Lower Little Tallapoosa Ws Str # 78Haralson42Poor01/18/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1974
Sandy Creek W/s Str. #23 DamJackson42Poor01/24/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
South Fork River Ws Str # 31Madison42Poor03/22/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
South Fork Broad River Ws #19Oglethorpe41Poor08/16/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
East Point Reservoir DamFulton41Poor01/19/20179 yrs agoWater Supply1965
Windmill Plantation Lake DamColumbia40Poor04/25/20197 yrs agoRecreation1985
Lake Forrest DamFulton40Poor02/11/201610 yrs agoRecreation
Pumpkinvine Creek W/s Str. # 3Paulding40Poor01/12/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
Mill - Canton Creek W/s Structure No. 7 DamCherokee40Poor04/04/20197 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Big Cedar Creek W/s Str. # 32Polk40Poor01/26/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1991
Sandy Creek Ws Structure # 15Jackson38Poor01/24/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Little River W/s Str. #36Fulton38Poor12/01/200916 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
North Fork Broad River Ws Str # 5Stephens38Poor02/21/201313 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
Young Lake DamFannin37Poor03/01/201610 yrs agoRecreation1971
Potato Creek Ws Str # 56Pike37Poor06/01/199729 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Little River Ws Str #21Cherokee36Poor05/07/20197 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction
Lake Dow DamHenry36Poor01/27/201610 yrs agoRecreation1974
South Fork Broad River W/s Str. # 65Oglethorpe36Poor02/20/201313 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1975
North Broad River Ws Str # 28Franklin36Poor06/22/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Mill - Canton Creek W/s Str. #12 DamCherokee36Poor09/01/199927 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
The Farm Lake DamOconee35Poor03/21/20197 yrs ago
Seagraves Mill Pond DamMadison35Poor08/21/20197 yrs agoRecreation1970
Nicholson Lake DamClayton35Poor01/12/201610 yrs agoRecreation1943
Little River Sub Watershed Structure No. 19Cherokee35Poor04/10/20197 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1959
Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Structure No 5Cherokee35Poor01/31/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1957
South Fork Broad River Ws Str # 35Madison35Poor03/23/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Sharp Mountain Creek Watershed Structure No 6Cherokee35Poor04/17/20197 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Little River Watershed Structure No. 35Fulton35Poor06/14/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Little River W/s Str. #25Fulton35Poor01/31/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
Little Sandy-trail Creek W/s Str. #2Madison35Poor01/24/20179 yrs agoRecreation1971
Pine Log Creek Watershed Str #66Bartow35Poor01/23/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Erin Lake DamDeKalb34Poor03/28/20197 yrs agoRecreation1960
Forest Hills Lake DamRichmond34Poor04/25/20197 yrs agoIrrigation1986
Noonday Creek Ws Str # 4Cobb34Poor03/07/20197 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction
Little River W/s Str. #34Fulton34Poor01/31/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Bull Creek Ws Str # 14Muscogee34Poor01/31/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
North Broad River Ws Str # 17Franklin34Poor06/21/201610 yrs agoRecreation1963
Pumpkinvine Creek W/s Str. #50Paulding34Poor01/12/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Mcclendon Lake DamHaralson33Poor02/09/20179 yrs ago
Cowan Lake DamRockdale33Poor01/20/201610 yrs agoRecreation1956
Roskin Lake DamLumpkin33Poor03/06/20197 yrs agoRecreation
Euharlee Creek Ws Str # 4Polk33Poor03/24/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Sandy Creek Ws Structure # 12Jackson33Poor01/24/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
North Fork Broad River Ws Str # 13Stephens33Poor02/21/201313 yrs agoOther1956
Carriage Lake DamFulton33Poor02/04/201610 yrs agoRecreation1974
Lake Wildwood DamBibb32Poor08/29/20179 yrs agoRecreation1970
Hogan's Lake DamGwinnett32Poor02/25/201610 yrs agoRecreation
Irene Lake DamFulton32Poor01/31/20179 yrs agoRecreation1967
Rocky Comfort W/s Str. # 50Warren32Poor02/01/20179 yrs ago1968
Potato Creek Ws Str # 58Pike32Poor06/01/200224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Mill - Canton Creek W/s Str. #6 DamCherokee32Poor01/31/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Bedgood's Lake DamClarke32Poor03/21/20197 yrs agoRecreation1940
Tera Lee Lake DamFulton32Poor02/11/201610 yrs agoRecreation1958
Little River W/s Str. #39 DamFulton32Poor01/31/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1953
Pine Log Tributary Watershed Structure No. 21Bartow32Poor03/21/20188 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Pumpkinvine Creek W/s Str. #26Paulding32Poor01/12/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Pfau Lake DamWhite31Poor02/06/201313 yrs ago
Kellner Lake DamCobb31Poor02/07/20197 yrs agoRecreation1972
Woodbridge Lake DamColumbia31Poor02/02/20179 yrs agoRecreation1972
Cochran Lake DamCobb31Unsatisfactory03/07/20197 yrs agoRecreation
Settingdown Creek Ws Str # 10Forsyth31Poor12/01/199233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1955
Hazel Creek W/s Str. #19Habersham31Poor03/10/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Big Cedar Creek Ws Str # 41Polk31Poor01/26/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1986
Harrison Lake DamGilmer30Poor03/02/201610 yrs agoRecreation
Blackmon Lake DamMuscogee30Poor03/08/20179 yrs agoRecreation1955
Castle Lake DamFayette30Poor02/09/201610 yrs ago
Mill Glen Lake DamDouglas30Poor02/26/20197 yrs agoRecreation
Little River Ws Str #17Cherokee30Poor09/01/200620 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1959
Potato Creek Ws Str # 78Lamar30Poor10/02/201412 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Big Cedar Creek Ws Str # 48Polk30Poor03/24/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1986
Green Lake DamForsyth29Poor12/01/199233 yrs agoRecreation1980
Lovejoy Lake DamGilmer29Poor03/02/201610 yrs agoRecreation1970
Settingdown Creek Ws Str # 56Forsyth29Poor03/28/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1954
Settingdown Creek Ws Str # 4Forsyth29Poor12/01/200124 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1959
Little River W/s Str. #24Fulton29Poor09/01/200422 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
Potato Creek W/s Str. #66Pike29Poor02/16/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1961
North Broad River W/s Str. #38Franklin29PoorNot reportedFlood Risk Reduction1964
Willow Pond DamPaulding28Poor03/20/20197 yrs ago
Watson Road Lake DamForsyth28Poor01/14/201610 yrs ago
Mcknight Lake DamCoweta28Poor02/09/201610 yrs agoRecreation1972
Kings Cliff Lake DamDeKalb28Poor01/07/20215 yrs agoRecreation
Burdine's Pond DamFannin28Poor03/01/201610 yrs agoRecreation1965
Weems Lake DamHenry28Poor02/01/20179 yrs agoRecreation1960
Stonegate Lake DamFulton28Poor02/09/201610 yrs agoRecreation
Kozisek Lake DamFayette28Poor01/19/20179 yrs agoRecreation1960
Lower Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Structure No. 53Carroll28Poor11/02/20178 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Little River W/s Str. #40Fulton28Poor01/01/200521 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Soque Creek W/s Str. #44Habersham28Poor03/09/201610 yrs agoRecreation
South Fork Broad River W/s Str. #64Madison28Poor02/20/201313 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Lakeview Plantation DamGwinnett27Poor01/27/201610 yrs agoRecreation
Cardinal Lake DamGwinnett27Poor06/01/201610 yrs agoRecreation1959
York Lake DamPolk27Poor01/26/201610 yrs agoRecreation
Settingdown Creek Ws Str # 25Forsyth27Poor01/14/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1954
Dobbs Lake DamCobb27Poor01/12/20179 yrs agoRecreation1950
Wigley Lake DamCobb26Poor02/10/201610 yrs agoRecreation
Glenover Drive Lake DamFulton26Poor01/31/20179 yrs agoRecreation
Settingdown Creek Ws Str # 6Forsyth26Poor03/28/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1957
Sibley Millpond DamCoweta26Poor01/25/20179 yrs agoRecreation
Settingdown Creek Ws Str # 59Forsyth26Poor12/01/199233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1954
Settingdown Creek Ws Str # 21Forsyth26Poor06/01/200521 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1957
Moon Lake DamHenry26Poor02/14/20197 yrs agoRecreation
Rooty Creek W/s Str. #25 DamPutnam26Poor10/01/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1959
Lake Swan DamPaulding26Poor03/20/20197 yrs agoRecreation1989
Pine Log Creek W/s Str. #86Gordon26Poor03/22/201610 yrs agoRecreation
Timber Lake DamCobb25Poor02/07/20197 yrs agoRecreation1959
Kiker Lake DamGilmer25Poor03/03/201610 yrs agoRecreation1988
Frank C. Amerson Jr. Lake DamBibb25Poor03/09/201610 yrs agoRecreation1987
Mystery Valley Lake DamDeKalb24Poor01/07/20215 yrs agoRecreation1960
Lake Cindy DamHenry24Poor02/16/20179 yrs agoRecreation1961
Simpson Lake DamHarris24Poor03/13/20197 yrs agoRecreation1961
Erin's Place Lake DamColumbia24Poor04/25/20197 yrs agoRecreation1965
Walden Woods Lake DamWashington24Poor03/07/20179 yrs agoRecreation1965
Mill - Canton Creek W/s Str. #10 DamCherokee24Poor05/01/201313 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Crooked Creek Lake DamDeKalb23Poor01/07/20215 yrs agoRecreation1987
Stonebridge Lake DamFloyd23Poor03/16/20179 yrs agoRecreation
Graves Lake DamFayette22Poor02/09/201610 yrs agoRecreation1972
Boleman Hill Road Pond DamHart22Poor03/21/20197 yrs ago1989
Settingdown Creek Ws Str # 54Forsyth22Poor03/28/20179 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1954
Summit Chase No. 1 DamGwinnett22Poor01/27/201610 yrs agoRecreation1950
Indian Lake DamColquitt21Poor01/20/201610 yrs agoRecreation1956
Bradbury Lake DamFayette21Poor01/19/20179 yrs agoRecreation1958
Edmondson Lake DamTroup20Poor03/23/201610 yrs agoRecreation
4-j Farms Lower Lake DamCrawford20Poor01/31/201313 yrs agoRecreation1974
Settingdown Creek Ws Str # 30 aForsyth18Poor01/14/201610 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Lake Kathy DamWhitfield17Poor03/09/20179 yrs agoRecreation1950
Jackson Creek Lake DamCobb17Poor02/09/201610 yrs agoRecreation
Margaret Phillips Lake DamFayette16Poor01/19/20179 yrs agoRecreation1960
Pendleton Lake DamFayette15Poor01/02/20197 yrs agoRecreation1991
Conasauga Lake DamFloyd15Poor03/16/20179 yrs agoRecreation1951
Stringers Lake DamPolk14Poor03/24/201610 yrs agoRecreation1969
Lower Yarbrough Lake DamWashington14Poor03/07/20179 yrs agoRecreation1960
Hulsey Pond DamCandler13Poor01/23/201313 yrs agoRecreation
Nelson Hill Subdivision Lake DamLowndes9Poor01/23/201313 yrs ago
Gordon LakeRichmond9Unsatisfactory03/28/20215 yrs agoRecreation1986

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