Dam / Reservoir

The Hard Labor Creek Regional Reservoir is located in southeastern Walton County, near the City of Social Circle. At completion, the reservoir will have a surface area of approximately 1,340 acres, and a storage volume of approximately 12 billion gallons.  The project includes the construction of a Category I earthen dam on Hard Labor Creek;  approximately 1,670 feet long, 560 feet wide, and 98 feet high, with a crest elevation of 712 feet mean sea level (MSL). The normal pool elevation will be at 700 MSL.   Construction of the dam was completed in August 2015.