LAKE ROCKDALE DAM - GA01282-3348


Incident ID GA01282-3348
Dam Name LAKE ROCKDALE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State GA
Incident Date 04/30/2019
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Erosion
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Spillway system overwhelmed from heavy rains. Excess flow created erosion along spillway pipe.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Unknown
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated Unknown
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated Unknown
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded Unknown
Other Infrastructure Impacts Unknown
Economic Damages (in $) Unknown
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response Program visited site.
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced Unknown
Information Sources GA Safe Dams Program
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP N
Year Completed 1961
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 33 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 1579 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 75 acres
River Name UNKNOWN
Latitude 33.7042
Longitude -83.9797
Regulatory Agency(ies) GA-SAFE DAMS PROGRAM
NID Number GA01282
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