Water Supply Dams in Georgia

Georgia has 102 water supply dams, of which 41 carry a high hazard classification. The dam stores water for municipal, industrial, or agricultural use, helping ensure a reliable supply for the surrounding area.

#DamCountyHeight (ft)HazardConditionYear
1Hickory Log Reservoir DamCherokee180HighSatisfactory2008
2Richland Creek Reservoir DamPaulding125HighSatisfactory
3Plant Wansley Main Storage Lake DamCarroll121HighSatisfactory1975
4Plant Wansley Potable Water Supply Pond DamCarroll117LowNot assessed1975
5Yellow Creek Reservoir DamDawson114HighSatisfactory1999
6Town Creek Reservoir DamJones95HighSatisfactory1993
7Atlanta Reservoir Dam No. 1Fulton90HighPoor1960
8Atlanta Reservoir Dam No. 2Fulton83HighSatisfactory1960
9Long Branch Reservoir DamHenry82HighSatisfactory
10Tussahaw Reservoir DamHenry73HighSatisfactory2007
11Atlanta-fulton Reservoir #1 DamFulton72HighSatisfactory1960
12New Savannah Bluff Lock and DamAiken70SignificantNot assessed1937
13Atlanta-fulton Reservoir #2 DamFulton70HighSatisfactory2006
14Lake Rabun DamJefferson70LowNot assessed1975
15Covington Las Holding DamNewton70HighSatisfactory2003
16Snake Creek Reservoir DamCarroll65HighSatisfactory
17Kaolin Mines Lake DamWarren63LowNot assessed1963
18Hudson River Ws Str #11Banks62HighSatisfactory1993
19Rush Creek Water Supply DamTalbot62LowNot assessed
20Colwell Const. Co. Wellborn Mtn. Lake Dam DamUnion60LowNot assessed1973
21Scott Candler Reservoir Dam #1DeKalb55HighSatisfactory1940
22Madison Raw Water ReservoirMorgan55LowNot assessed1989
23Thomaston Reservoir DamUpson55LowNot assessed1982
24Newnan Waterworks Lake Dam No. 6Coweta54LowNot assessed1978
25Cherokee County Raw Water Storage Lake DamCherokee53LowNot assessed1986
26Lake Thomaston DamUpson53HighSatisfactory1954
27Carrollton Holding Pond DamCarroll50HighNot assessed
28Newman Waterworks Dam # 2Coweta49HighSatisfactory1955
29Winder Water Reservoir # 2Elbert47LowNot assessed1988
30Cornish Creek Reservoir DamNewton47HighSatisfactory1991
31Jack Turner Reservoir DamRockdale47HighSatisfactory
32Newnan Waterworks Dam # 3Coweta46HighSatisfactory
33Dog River Reservoir DamDouglas45LowNot assessed
34Cane Creek Ws Str #2Meriwether44HighFair1968
35Sharpe's Creek Reservoir Lake DamCarroll43HighSatisfactory1991
36J.w. Smith Reservoir DamClayton43HighSatisfactory1984
37Newnan Waterworks Dam # 5Coweta43HighSatisfactory1976
38Steeles Mill Reservoir DamHenry42HighSatisfactory1980
39East Point Reservoir DamFulton41HighPoor1965
40Plant Bowen Holding Pond DamBartow40LowNot assessed1968
41Mcintosh Reservoir DamFayette40HighSatisfactory2015
42River Road Reservoir DamWhitfield40HighSatisfactory1997
43Alto Correctional Institute Water Supply Lake DamBanks39LowNot assessed1930
44Newnan Water Works Lake Dam No. 4Coweta39LowNot assessed
45Blalock Reservoir DamHenry39HighSatisfactory1988
46Lee Arrendale State Prison Water Supplememt Lake DamBanks38LowNot assessed1987
47Rocky Comfort Creek Ws Str # 46Warren38HighFair1966
48Public Safety Training Center DamMonroe37LowNot assessed1987
49Newnan Waterworks Dam # 1Coweta36HighSatisfactory
50Hazel Creek W/s Str. #7Habersham36HighFair1962
51Lavonia Water Works DamFranklin35LowNot assessed1965
52Mcdonough Reservoir DamHenry35HighSatisfactory
53Impoundment Dike #4 Lake DamWhitfield35LowNot assessed
54S. Howell Gardner Reservoir DamHenry34HighNot assessed1983
55Edie Creek ReservoirLamar34LowNot assessed1999
56Palmetto Reservoir DamFulton33LowNot assessed1979
57City of Cornelia Raw Water Reservoir Dam #2Habersham32HighSatisfactory
58Bremen Reservoir DamHaralson32LowNot assessed1960
59Hardeman Lake DamHenry32LowNot assessed1961
60Covington City Lake DamNewton32LowNot assessed1940
61Heads Creek Reservoir DamSpalding32HighSatisfactory1963
62Jt Briscoe Reservoir DamWalton32HighSatisfactory1991
63Lanier Filter Plant Reservoir DamGwinnett31UndeterminedSatisfactory1972
64City of Monticello Reservoir DamJasper31LowNot assessed1992
65James E. Quarles Wtp DamCobb30HighSatisfactory1953
66Savannah Raw Water Storage Impoundment DamChatham29LowNot assessed
67W. J. Hooper Reservoir DamHenry29LowNot assessed1963
68Manchester Water Supply DamMeriwether29LowNot assessed
69Davidson Mineral PropertiesRockdale29LowNot assessed1960
70City of Washington Settling Pond DamWilkes28LowNot assessed
71Blacks Creek ReservoirRabun27LowNot assessed1987
72Key Lake DamDeKalb24LowNot assessed1950
73Lake Peachtree DamFayette24LowNot assessed1960
74Arnold DamWalton24LowNot assessed1954
75Browns Creek No. 2 Lake DamCoweta23LowNot assessed1989
76Fayetteville Reservoir DamFayette23UndeterminedNot assessed
77Roberts Lake DamGordon23LowNot assessed1957
78Nancy Town LakeHabersham23LowNot assessed1934
79Heard County Raw Water Reservoir DamHeard23LowNot assessed1987
80Cherokee Products Lake DamJones23LowNot assessed1965
81Charles Lake DamDeKalb22LowNot assessed1949
82Winder Reservoir DamBarrow21HighFair1950
83Sandy Creek Lake DamCoweta21LowNot assessed1989
84Hood Lake DamEmanuel21LowNot assessed2005
85Barnett Lake DamHenry21LowNot assessed1953
86Toccoa Water Reservoir DamStephens21LowNot assessed1935
87Bear Creek Reservoir Lake DamDouglas20LowNot assessed1979
88Jefferson City Lake DamJackson20LowNot assessed1971
89Rowland Lake DamJones20LowNot assessed1968
90George H Sparks Reservoir Dam No. 2Douglas19LowNot assessed1962
91Dalton Utilities Impoundment Dike #3Whitfield18LowNot assessed
92Memorial Lake DamGordon17LowNot assessed1955
93Southerland Lake DamCoweta15LowNot assessed1989
94Cresent Lake DamDecatur14LowNot assessed
95Augusta Canal Right EmbankmentRichmond14HighSatisfactory1847
96Airport Lake DamBibb13UndeterminedNot assessed1974
97Martin Marietta Quarry Waste PondWarren13LowNot assessed1968
98City of Washington Little Beaverdam Creek Reservior DamWilkes13LowNot assessed
99Vulcan Materials Quarry Lake DamHenry12LowNot assessed1954
100Flea Market Lake DamJackson11LowNot assessed

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