Spirit Creek Cattle Farm Pond Dam #3 (lower)

Spirit Creek Cattle Farm Pond Dam #3 (lower) is an earth dam located in Burke County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Spirit Creek Cattle Farm Pond Dam #3 (lower)

The primary purpose of Spirit Creek Cattle Farm Pond Dam #3 (lower) 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 Spirit Creek Cattle Farm Inc. (private). It impounds the Spirit Creek.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 540 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 149 acre-feet.

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 06/29/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBurke
River/StreamSpirit Creek
Coordinates33.22694, -82.08361

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length540 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage149 acre-ft
Max Storage149 acre-ft
Normal Storage72 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerSpirit Creek Cattle Farm Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/29/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04012
Federal IDGA04012
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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