Harrell Pond Dam

Harrell Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Grady County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Harrell Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Harrell 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 Harrell, Gail (private). It impounds the Buck Creek near Cairo.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 525 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 76 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1,720 square miles.

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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyGrady
Nearest CityCairo
River/StreamBuck Creek
Coordinates30.75639, -84.26317

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length525 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage76 acre-ft
Max Storage76 acre-ft
Normal Storage55 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area1,720 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerHarrell, Gail
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03554
Federal IDGA03554
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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