Dams in Gilmer County, Georgia
60Total Dams
25High Hazard
0Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 1 | High | Poor | 81 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 3 | High | Poor | 79 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Ellijay River Ws Str # 12 | High | Poor | 79 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Cartecay River W/s Str. #7 Dam | High | Poor | 73 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. #1 | High | Satisfactory | 73 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. # 3 | High | Poor | 71 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 5 | High | Poor | 70 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ellijay River Ws Str # 9 | High | Poor | 68 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. #4 Dam | High | Poor | 68 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 2 | High | Poor | 60 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 4 | High | Poor | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 6 | High | Poor | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Lake Dakwa Dam | High | Satisfactory | 53 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Rainbow Lake Dam | High | Poor | 50 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. #11 Dam | High | Poor | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ellijay River W/s Str. #10 Dam | High | Poor | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Lake Atagahi Dam | High | Satisfactory | 42 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 10 | High | Not Rated | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Lake Yanu Dam | High | Satisfactory | 35 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Fowler Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Clotfelter Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | |
| Harrison Lake Dam | High | Poor | 30 | Recreation | |
| J. Stephens Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Lovejoy Lake Dam | High | Poor | 29 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Kiker Lake Dam | High | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1988 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 1 | Low | Not Rated | 72 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Cartecay River Ws Str # 8 | Low | Not Rated | 65 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Ellijay River Ws Str # 2 | Low | Not Rated | 62 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Mountaintown Creek Ws Str # 3 | Low | Not Rated | 57 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Mcclure Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 47 | Recreation | |
| Gilmer County Golf Course Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 47 | Recreation | 1983 |
| Talking Rock Creek Ws Str #10 | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Lembro Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Recreation | |
| Holden Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 37 | ||
| Powell Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Sailors Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Howell South Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Recreation | |
| Chitwood Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Wilson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | ||
| Pettit | Low | Not Available | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1970 |
| Stembridge Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Holly's Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Stembridge | Low | Not Available | 30 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1978 |
| Bradley Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1987 |
| Miller-grindley Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Diamond Lure Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | ||
| Gold Springs Lake Dam #1 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | ||
| Keough Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Woodward | Low | Not Available | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1971 |
| East Ellijay Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | ||
| Johnson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Penland Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Edmondson Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1992 |
| Logan Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Hannah Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | ||
| Montag Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Morris Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | ||
| Popkin Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | |
| Shaw Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 27 | Other | 1971 |
| Gold Springs Lake Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not Rated | 25 |