Hartwell Dam
Dam in Hart County, Georgia · Savannah River · forms Hartwell Lake
Height
204 ft
62 m (NID height)
Length
17,852 ft
5,441 m
Completed
1962
Hartwell Lake today
648.34 ft
7 days ▼ 0.71 ft
vs full pool
▼ 11.18 ft
Normal storage
2,550,000 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Other; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 204 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Savannah District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 3,438,700 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 55,950 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 199 ft
- Drainage area
- 2,088 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 568 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Savannah District
- Also known as
- Hartwell Lake
- NID ID
- GA01702
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 1, 2026. Search NID ID GA01702 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Hartwell Lake
- Hartwell Dam - Saddle Dike 2
- Hartwell Dam - Saddle Dike 1