Shaw Catfish Pond Dam

Shaw Catfish Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Burke County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Shaw Catfish Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Shaw Catfish Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Shaw, Katherine (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 330 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 32 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 07/11/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBurke
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.21861, -82.00694

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length330 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage32 acre-ft
Max Storage32 acre-ft
Normal Storage26 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerShaw, Katherine
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/11/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04024
Federal IDGA04024
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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