Tallest Dams in Georgia

Georgia has 5361 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Carters Main Dam at 464 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Carters Main Dam	Murray	464	Rockfill	Hydroelectric	High	1974
2	J. Strom Thurmond Dam	McCormick	200	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1954
3	Nottely Dam	Union	197	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1942
4	Blue Ridge Dam	Fannin	183	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1930
5	Hickory Log Reservoir Dam	Cherokee	180	Roller-Compacted Concrete	Water Supply	High	2008
6	Tugalo	Habersham	155	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1923
7	Langdale	Harris	150	Masonry	Hydroelectric	Low	1924
8	Bartletts Ferry, Main Dam	Harris	150	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1926
9	Tallulah Falls	Rabun	140	Arch	Hydroelectric	High	1913
10	Hazel Creek W/s Str. #12	Habersham	139	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1962
11	West Point Dam	Troup	132	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1974
12	Camp Bert Adams Lake Dam	Cobb	131	Earth	Recreation	High	1970
13	Burton	Rabun	129	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1927
14	Petit Lake Dam	Pickens	126	Earth	Recreation	High	1972
15	Richland Creek Reservoir Dam	Paulding	125	Earth	Water Supply	High
16	Plant Wansley Main Storage Lake Dam	Carroll	121	Earth	Water Supply	High	1975
17	Rocky Mtn Ps Upper Dam And Fused Overpump Spillway	Floyd	120	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1995
18	Plant Wansley Potable Water Supply Pond Dam	Carroll	117	Earth	Water Supply	Low	1975
19	Yellow Creek Reservoir Dam	Dawson	114	Earth	Water Supply	High	1999
20	Bent Tree Lake Dam	Pickens	112	Earth	Recreation	High	1973
21	Plant Wansley Separation Dike	Heard	110	Earth	Tailings	Low	1975
22	Plant Scherer Main Storage Pond Dam	Monroe	110	Earth	Recreation	High	1980
23	Lake Arrowhead Dam	Cherokee	107	Earth	Recreation	High	1974
24	Sinclair	Baldwin	105	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1953
25	Carters Re-regulation Dam	Murray	105	Rockfill	Hydroelectric	High	1974
26	Tara Lake Dam	Carroll	101	Earth	Recreation	High	1972
27	Plant Scherer Ash Pond Dam	Monroe	98	Earth	Other	High	1982
28	Cedar Creek Reservoir Dam	Hall	97	Earth		High	2001
29	Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Dam	Walton	97			High
30	Town Creek Reservoir Dam	Jones	95	Earth	Water Supply	High	1993
31	Rocky Mtn Dam A	Floyd	94	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1992
32	Grandview Lake Dam	Pickens	93	Earth	Recreation	High	1946
33	J.t. Haynes Reservoir Dam	Coweta	92	Earth	Recreation	High
34	Talking Rock Creek Ws Str # 13	Pickens	91	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1963
35	Atlanta Reservoir Dam No. 1	Fulton	90	Earth	Water Supply	High	1960
36	Crenshaw Lake Dam	Stephens	90	Earth		Low
37	Pennington Tailings Pond Dam	Jefferson	89	Earth	Tailings	Low	1991
38	Still Branch Reservoir Dam	Pike	88	Earth		High
39	Ira Holliman Tailings Impoundment Dam	Wilkinson	87		Tailings	High	2003
40	Thiele-kaolin Co Impound Dam	Washington	86	Earth	Tailings	Low	1962
41	Scott Candler Reservoir #3 Dam	Gwinnett	85			High
42	Long Swamp Creek Ws Str # 14	Pickens	85	Earth	Recreation	High	1964
43	Gordon Plant	Wilkinson	85	Earth	Tailings	Significant
44	Dalton Land Treatment Lake Dam South	Murray	84	Earth	Other	Low	1985
45	Thiele Limestone Creek Water Impoundment	Washington	84	Earth	Tailings	Low	1985
46	Atlanta Reservoir Dam No. 2	Fulton	83	Earth	Water Supply	High	1960
47	Smith Pond Tailings Dam	Washington	83	Earth		High
48	Long Branch Reservoir Dam	Henry	82	Earth	Water Supply	High
49	Bear Creek Reservoir	Jackson	82	Earth		High
50	Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 1	Gilmer	81	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1965

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