Oldest Dams in Georgia

Georgia has 3579 dams with recorded construction dates. The oldest dates to 1811 — 215 years ago. Georgia's earliest dams were built in the 19th century, an era of westward expansion, irrigation development, and early water infrastructure. Older dams require particular attention for safety, as many were built before modern engineering standards.

#	Dam	County	Year Built	Age	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition
1	Chappells Pond Dam	Laurens	1811	215 yrs	16	Low	Not assessed
2	Bembry Mill Pond Dam	Pulaski	1820	206 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
3	Byrds Millpond Dam	Crisp	1830	196 yrs	9	Low	Not assessed
4	Arringtons Pond Dam	McDuffie	1831	195 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
5	Lake Joree Millpond Dam	Lowndes	1833	193 yrs	8	Low	Not assessed
6	Lee & Gordon Mill Dam	Walker	1836	190 yrs	13	Undetermined	Not assessed
7	Howards Mill Lake Dam	Early	1840	186 yrs	9	Low	Not assessed
8	Houston Lake Dam	Houston	1840	186 yrs	26	High	Satisfactory
9	Fielder Mill Pond Dam	Talbot	1840	186 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
10	Thompson Millpond Dam	Toombs	1840	186 yrs	11	Low	Not assessed
11	Augusta Canal Right Embankment	Richmond	1847	179 yrs	14	High	Satisfactory
12	Richmond Factory Pond Dam	Richmond	1850	176 yrs	16	Undetermined	Not assessed
13	Hill's Millpond Dam	Schley	1850	176 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
14	Youngs Millpond Dam	Sumter	1850	176 yrs	16	Low	Not assessed
15	Juniper Lake Dam	Talbot	1850	176 yrs	16	Low	Not assessed
16	Eagle and Phoenix Mill Lake Dam	Muscogee	1851	175 yrs	14	Low	Not assessed
17	Butler Millpond Dam	Macon	1855	171 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
18	Augusta Diversion Dam	Columbia	1857	169 yrs	12	Significant	Satisfactory
19	Lake Beatrice Dam	Ben Hill	1860	166 yrs	11	Low	Not assessed
20	Rays Mill Pond Dam	Berrien	1860	166 yrs	9	Low	Not assessed
21	Jones Millpond Dam	Chatham	1860	166 yrs	11	Low	Not assessed
22	Blankenship Pond Dam	Glascock	1860	166 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
23	Averys Mill Pond	Berrien	1870	156 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
24	Bowen Mill Pond Dam	Bulloch	1878	148 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
25	Nichols Lake Dam # 1	Brooks	1880	146 yrs	8	Low	Not assessed
26	Nichols Lake Dam # 2	Brooks	1880	146 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
27	Brinson Millpond Dam	Burke	1880	146 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
28	Watson Mill Pond Dam	Emanuel	1880	146 yrs	15	Low	Not assessed
29	Crystal Lake Dam	Fayette	1880	146 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
30	Demorest Lake Dam	Habersham	1880	146 yrs	22	Undetermined	Not assessed
31	Brooks Millpond Dam	Macon	1880	146 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
32	Lakeside Dam	Bibb	1890	136 yrs	45	High	Poor
33	Keas Millpond Dam	Emanuel	1890	136 yrs	18	Low	Not assessed
34	Lees Lake Dam	Fayette	1890	136 yrs	11	Low	Not assessed
35	North Highlands	Muscogee	1898	128 yrs	37	High	Fair
36	Ayers - Mckeever Lake Dam	Berrien	1900	126 yrs	7	Low	Not assessed
37	Durrence Pond Dam	Bulloch	1900	126 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
38	Wynns Pond Dam	Coweta	1900	126 yrs	12	Low	Not assessed
39	Spence Millpond Dam	Grady	1900	126 yrs	9	Low	Not assessed
40	Coleman Lake Dam	Hancock	1900	126 yrs	19	Low	Not assessed
41	Stapleton Millpond Dam	Jefferson	1900	126 yrs	17	Low	Not assessed
42	Whitewater Creek Lake Dam	Macon	1900	126 yrs	16	Low	Not assessed
43	City Mills Lake Dam	Muscogee	1900	126 yrs	10	Low	Not assessed
44	Hancock Millpond Dam	Richmond	1900	126 yrs	17	Low	Not assessed
45	Veneys Millpond Lake Dam	Terrell	1900	126 yrs	15	Low	Not assessed
46	Whiddons Millpond Dam	Tift	1900	126 yrs	11	Low	Not assessed
47	Cleggs Lake Dam	Wheeler	1900	126 yrs	13	Low	Not assessed
48	Morgan Falls	Cobb	1903	123 yrs	65	High	Satisfactory
49	East Lake Country Club Dam	DeKalb	1903	123 yrs	25	High	Satisfactory
50	Union Mill	Richmond	1903	123 yrs	10	Low	Unsatisfactory

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