38Total Dams
0High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Sumter County, Georgia
Sumter County has 38 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams.
The average dam in Sumter County is 62 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Faircloth Lake Dam at 38 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faircloth Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Recreation | |
| Taylor Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Esperanza Farms Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Frazier Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Tharpe Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Yara Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Thomas Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Harper Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Lake Philema Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Hoke Smith East Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| John Sheffield Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Bullington Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Reeves Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Hoke Smith West Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 |
| Powell Dairy Farm Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Mcmath Millpond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Able Acres Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Statham Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Pickle Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1994 |
| Taylor Lake Dam North | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | |
| Thomas Millpond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Other | 1932 |
| James Gaston Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Green Lake Dam East | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Youngs Millpond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1850 |
| Hagerson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Pace Lake Dam South | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Green Lake Dam West | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Wilson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Shipp Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1962 |
| James Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Wells Mill Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Lake Hancock Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Argo Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Browns Millpond Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Koinonia Community Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 |
| Lake Jennifer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Pace Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Holemen Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |