Georgia Dams

5,386 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

5,386

High Hazard

524

9.7%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

231

Average Age

62 yrs

Hazard Classification

High524 (9.7%)

Significant11 (0.2%)

Low4,560 (84.7%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory247 (4.6%)

Fair67 (1.2%)

Poor / Unsatisfactory231 (4.3%)

Not Rated4,841 (89.9%)

Federal

State

396

Local

376

Private

4,504

Tallest Dams

High Hazard Dams

Poor Condition Dams

All Dams in Georgia

Showing 101–125 of 217

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
North Fork Broad River WS Str # 5 Stephens County	38	1955	High	Poor
North Fork Broad River WS Str # 3 Stephens County	35	1954	Low	Poor
North Fork Broad River WS Str # 13 Stephens County	33	1956	High	Poor
North Broad River W/S Str. #38 Franklin County	29	1964	High	Poor
North Broad River WS Str # 28 Franklin County	36	1964	High	Poor
North Broad River WS Str # 17 Franklin County	34	1963	High	Poor
Noonday Creek WS Str # 4 Cobb County	34	—	High	Poor
Noonday Creek WS Str # 17 Cobb County	45	1956	High	Poor
Nicholson Lake Dam Clayton County	35	1943	High	Poor
Nelson Hill Subdivision Lake Dam Lowndes County	9	—	High	Poor
Mystery Valley Lake Dam DeKalb County	24	1960	High	Poor
Mountaintown Creek WS Str # 4 Gilmer County	59	1961	High	Poor
Mountaintown Creek WS Str # 2 Gilmer County	60	1961	High	Poor
Mountaintown Creek WS Str # 1 Gilmer County	81	1965	High	Poor
Moon Lake Dam Henry County	26	—	High	Poor
Mill Glen Lake Dam Douglas County	30	—	High	Poor
Mill - Canton Creek W/S Structure No. 7 Dam Cherokee County	40	1963	High	Poor
Mill - Canton Creek W/S Str. #6 Dam Cherokee County	32	1964	High	Poor
Mill - Canton Creek W/S Str. #12 Dam Cherokee County	36	1965	High	Poor
Mill - Canton Creek W/S Str. #10 Dam Cherokee County	24	1968	High	Poor
Mcknight Lake Dam Coweta County	28	1972	High	Poor
Mcclendon Lake Dam Haralson County	33	—	High	Poor
Margaret Phillips Lake Dam Fayette County	16	1960	High	Poor
Lower Yarbrough Lake Dam Washington County	14	1960	High	Poor
Lower Little Tallapoosa WS Str # 78 Haralson County	42	1974	High	Poor

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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.