Dams in Georgia
%!s(int=5361)Total Dams
521High Hazard
11Significant
4550Low Hazard
Dam Safety in Georgia
Georgia has 5,361 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 521 (9%) are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life — and 11 are classified as significant hazard. Currently, 230 dams in the state have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory, indicating recognized safety deficiencies.
The average dam in Georgia is 62 years old. As dams age, inspection frequency and maintenance become increasingly important for ensuring public safety. The most common purpose for dams in Georgia is recreation, accounting for 3,213 of the state's dams.
Use the search above to find dams near any address in Georgia, or browse by county below. Each dam listing includes its hazard potential classification, condition assessment, physical characteristics, and inspection history from the NID.
Georgia Dam Facts
| Total Dams | 5,361 |
| High Hazard Dams | 521 |
| Average Dam Age | 62 years |
| Tallest Dam | 464 ft |
| Largest Reservoir | 3,820,000 acre-ft |
| Poor/Unsatisfactory Condition | 230 |
Notable Dams in Georgia
Counties in Georgia
Abbeville1 dams1 high hazardAiken1 damsAppling12 dams2 high hazardAtkinson2 damsBacon20 damsBaker3 damsBaldwin34 dams2 high hazardBanks30 dams4 high hazardBarrow19 dams4 high hazardBartow35 dams6 high hazardBen Hill30 damsBerrien28 damsBibb44 dams5 high hazardBleckley22 damsBrantley4 damsBrooks35 damsBryan1 damsBulloch67 damsBurke64 damsButts17 dams2 high hazardCalhoun26 damsCandler41 dams2 high hazardCarroll107 dams19 high hazardCatoosa4 damsCharlton5 damsChatham7 damsChattahoochee13 damsChattooga13 dams3 high hazardCherokee90 dams17 high hazardClarke21 dams4 high hazardClay9 damsClayton43 dams10 high hazardClinch3 damsCobb114 dams31 high hazardCoffee43 damsColquitt74 dams1 high hazardColumbia62 dams5 high hazardCook16 damsCoweta85 dams9 high hazardCrawford28 dams1 high hazardCrisp21 damsDade24 damsDawson25 dams8 high hazardDeKalb58 dams18 high hazardDecatur19 damsDodge45 damsDooly21 damsDougherty7 dams1 high hazardDouglas61 dams2 high hazardEarly27 damsEchols2 damsEffingham20 damsElbert17 damsEmanuel60 damsEvans32 damsFannin19 dams4 high hazardFayette80 dams13 high hazardFloyd39 dams5 high hazardForsyth47 dams16 high hazardFranklin16 dams3 high hazardFulton144 dams33 high hazardGilmer60 dams25 high hazardGlascock6 damsGlynn1 damsGordon36 dams3 high hazardGrady38 dams1 high hazardGreene34 damsGwinnett102 dams31 high hazardHabersham55 dams13 high hazardHall30 dams4 high hazardHancock15 damsHaralson35 dams3 high hazardHarris110 dams10 high hazardHart17 dams4 high hazardHeard13 damsHenry75 dams14 high hazardHouston44 dams2 high hazardIrwin81 damsJackson53 dams5 high hazardJasper32 damsJeff Davis19 damsJefferson42 dams1 high hazardJenkins18 damsJohnson24 damsJones58 dams1 high hazardLamar39 dams2 high hazardLanier5 damsLaurens60 damsLee23 damsLiberty14 damsLincoln5 damsLong3 damsLowndes32 dams1 high hazardLumpkin23 dams5 high hazardMacon25 damsMadison32 dams12 high hazardMarion20 damsMcCormick1 dams1 high hazardMcDuffie33 damsMeriwether42 dams2 high hazardMitchell21 damsMonroe51 dams3 high hazardMontgomery9 damsMorgan70 damsMurray15 dams5 high hazardMuscogee42 dams14 high hazardNewton42 dams4 high hazardOconee45 dams1 high hazardOglethorpe22 dams3 high hazardPaulding63 dams11 high hazardPeach18 damsPickens47 dams18 high hazardPierce6 damsPike34 dams6 high hazardPolk37 dams7 high hazardPulaski22 damsPutnam36 dams2 high hazardQuitman6 damsRabun14 dams6 high hazardRandolph44 dams1 high hazardRichmond51 dams9 high hazardRockdale52 dams6 high hazardSchley19 damsScreven46 damsSpalding38 dams2 high hazardStephens20 dams3 high hazardStewart23 damsSumter38 damsTalbot27 damsTaliaferro6 damsTattnall39 damsTaylor22 dams2 high hazardTelfair30 damsTerrell33 damsThomas41 dams1 high hazardTift76 dams1 high hazardToombs47 damsTowns6 dams3 high hazardTreutlen15 damsTroup48 dams3 high hazardTurner56 damsTwiggs26 damsUnion15 dams4 high hazardUpson48 dams3 high hazardWalker28 dams1 high hazardWalton52 dams3 high hazardWare8 damsWarren40 dams3 high hazardWashington63 dams5 high hazardWayne16 damsWebster32 damsWheeler20 damsWhite43 dams11 high hazardWhitfield22 dams4 high hazardWilcox25 damsWilkes35 damsWilkinson53 dams3 high hazardWorth46 dams2 high hazard
High Hazard Dams in Georgia
| Dam | County | Height | Condition | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carters Main Dam | Murray | 464 ft | Not Available | Hydroelectric |
| J. Strom Thurmond Dam | McCormick | 200 ft | Not Available | Hydroelectric |
| Nottely Dam | Union | 197 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Blue Ridge Dam | Fannin | 183 ft | Not Available | Hydroelectric |
| Hickory Log Reservoir Dam | Cherokee | 180 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Tugalo | Habersham | 155 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Bartletts Ferry, Main Dam | Harris | 150 ft | Poor | Hydroelectric |
| Tallulah Falls | Rabun | 140 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Hazel Creek W/s Str. #12 | Habersham | 139 ft | Fair | Flood Risk Reduction |
| West Point Dam | Troup | 132 ft | Not Available | Hydroelectric |
| Camp Bert Adams Lake Dam | Cobb | 131 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Burton | Rabun | 129 ft | Fair | Hydroelectric |
| Petit Lake Dam | Pickens | 126 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Richland Creek Reservoir Dam | Paulding | 125 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Plant Wansley Main Storage Lake Dam | Carroll | 121 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Rocky Mtn Ps Upper Dam And Fused Overpump Spillway | Floyd | 120 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Yellow Creek Reservoir Dam | Dawson | 114 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Bent Tree Lake Dam | Pickens | 112 ft | Fair | Recreation |
| Plant Scherer Main Storage Pond Dam | Monroe | 110 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lake Arrowhead Dam | Cherokee | 107 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Sinclair | Baldwin | 105 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Carters Re-regulation Dam | Murray | 105 ft | Not Available | Hydroelectric |
| Tara Lake Dam | Carroll | 101 ft | Poor | Recreation |
| Plant Scherer Ash Pond Dam | Monroe | 98 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Dam | Walton | 97 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Cedar Creek Reservoir Dam | Hall | 97 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Town Creek Reservoir Dam | Jones | 95 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Rocky Mtn Dam A | Floyd | 94 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Grandview Lake Dam | Pickens | 93 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| J.t. Haynes Reservoir Dam | Coweta | 92 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Talking Rock Creek Ws Str # 13 | Pickens | 91 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Atlanta Reservoir Dam No. 1 | Fulton | 90 ft | Poor | Water Supply |
| Still Branch Reservoir Dam | Pike | 88 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Ira Holliman Tailings Impoundment Dam | Wilkinson | 87 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Scott Candler Reservoir #3 Dam | Gwinnett | 85 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Long Swamp Creek Ws Str # 14 | Pickens | 85 ft | Poor | Recreation |
| Smith Pond Tailings Dam | Washington | 83 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Atlanta Reservoir Dam No. 2 | Fulton | 83 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Bear Creek Reservoir | Jackson | 82 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Long Branch Reservoir Dam | Henry | 82 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 1 | Gilmer | 81 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 3 | Gilmer | 79 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Ellijay River Ws Str # 12 | Gilmer | 79 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Saddle Dam A | Rabun | 78 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Berkeley Lake Dam | Gwinnett | 78 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Robert W. Woodruff Reservoir Dam | Union | 77 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Nacoochee | Rabun | 75 ft | Fair | Hydroelectric |
| Unicoi State Park Lake Dam | White | 75 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Mcdonough Ash Pond # 4 Dam | Cobb | 75 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Hightower Creek Ws Str # 13 | Towns | 75 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Berry College Reservoir Dam | Floyd | 74 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Tussahaw Reservoir Dam | Henry | 73 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Ash Pond E Dam | Putnam | 73 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Cartecay River W/s Str. #7 Dam | Gilmer | 73 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. #1 | Gilmer | 73 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Atlanta-fulton Reservoir #1 Dam | Fulton | 72 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Black Rock Mountain State Park Lake Dam | Rabun | 72 ft | Poor | Recreation |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. # 3 | Gilmer | 71 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 5 | Gilmer | 70 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Tesnatee Creek W/s Str. # 11m | White | 70 ft | Fair | Recreation |
| Covington Las Holding Dam | Newton | 70 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Atlanta-fulton Reservoir #2 Dam | Fulton | 70 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Buford Dam - Saddle Dike 3 | Gwinnett | 70 ft | Not Available | |
| Oliver | Muscogee | 69 ft | Fair | Hydroelectric |
| Goat Rock | Harris | 69 ft | Fair | Hydroelectric |
| Engelhard Brannon # 1 Dam | Wilkinson | 68 ft | Not Rated | Tailings |
| Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 13 | Pickens | 68 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Ellijay River Ws Str # 9 | Gilmer | 68 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. #4 Dam | Gilmer | 68 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Imerys 5c Clay Impoundment Dam | Washington | 67 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 12 | Pickens | 67 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Seventh Day Adventist Lake Dam | Murray | 66 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Blue Creek Reservoir Dam | White | 65 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Morgan Falls | Cobb | 65 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Snake Creek Reservoir Dam | Carroll | 65 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Sequoyah Lake Dam | Pickens | 64 ft | Poor | Recreation |
| Stamp Shoals Creek Ws Str # 1 | Cherokee | 63 ft | Fair | |
| Etowah River Reach Sub Ws Str # 12 | Dawson | 63 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Hudson River Ws Str #11 | Banks | 62 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Piedmont Lake Dam | Harris | 60 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Lake Nora Dam | White | 60 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Flint River | Dougherty | 60 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Long Swamp Creek Ws Str # 8 | Pickens | 60 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Stone Mountain Park Lake Dam | DeKalb | 60 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 2 | Gilmer | 60 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Lake Windward Dam | Fulton | 60 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Scott Candler Reservoir #2 | DeKalb | 59 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 4 | Gilmer | 59 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Bull Creek Ws Str # 25 | Muscogee | 59 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Soque River W/s Str. #34 | Habersham | 59 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Sharp Mountain Creek Ws Str # 1 | Pickens | 58 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Lower Haig Mill Reservoir Dam | Whitfield | 57 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Etowah River Ws Str # 26 | Lumpkin | 57 ft | Fair | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Cedar Creek Ws Str # 9 | Coweta | 57 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lake Ashley Dam | Carroll | 57 ft | Poor | Recreation |
| Amicalola Creek Ws Str # 3 | Dawson | 56 ft | Fair | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Pumpkinvine Creek Watershed Structure No. 8 | Paulding | 56 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Scott Candler Reservoir Dam #1 | DeKalb | 55 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 6 | Gilmer | 55 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Tyson Proteins Oxidation Pond Dam | Forsyth | 55 ft | Poor | Other |