Report of Failure of Kelly Barnes Dam and Findings

by Federal Investigative Board
December 21, 1977

4. Aerial view of the area in the vicinity of Kelly Barnes Dam after the failure. The empty reservoir is shown in the lower portion of the photograph. Buildings in the Toccoa Falls College area can be seen near the right edge of the photograph about midway between the bottom and top edges. Dam and main earth spillway are located about one inch to left of photo center; secondary spillway is located about one inch below photo center.

[Other aerial photographs in the Toccoa Flood photo album:
Kelly Barnes Lake area -- looking downstream
Same as above with a better view of washed out dam]

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