Gibraltar Mine Silt Pond Dam

Gibraltar Mine Silt Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Wilkinson County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Gibraltar Mine Silt Pond Dam

Gibraltar Mine Silt Pond Dam is a dam in Wilkinson, Georgia. The dam is owned by Basf Corp (private).

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 745 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 180 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 01/01/2018.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWilkinson
Coordinates32.89822, -83.10042

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length745 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage180 acre-ft
Max Storage180 acre-ft
Normal Storage112 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerBASF Corp
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection01/01/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06971
Federal IDGA06971
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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