Johnson Brothers Pond Dam

Johnson Brothers Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Bacon County, Georgia, built in 1954. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Johnson Brothers Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Johnson Brothers Pond Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Johnson Brothers (private). It impounds the Unknown near Alma.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 117 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 600 square miles. Completed in 1954, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 07/26/2016.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBacon
Nearest CityAlma
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.56436, -82.40786

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1954 (72 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage117 acre-ft
Max Storage117 acre-ft
Normal Storage51 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area600 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJohnson Brothers
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/26/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01222
Federal IDGA01222
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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