Conway Farrel Pond

Conway Farrel Pond is an earth dam located in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, built in 1996. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

About Conway Farrel Pond

The primary purpose of Conway Farrel Pond 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 Conway Farrel, Et.al. (private). It impounds the Tr-black Bayou near Bush.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 510 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 166 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1996, the structure is 30 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. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 12/13/2021.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateLouisiana
CountySt. Tammany
Nearest CityBush
River/StreamTr-black Bayou
Coordinates30.64464, -90.00771

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length510 ft
Year Completed1996 (30 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage166 acre-ft
Max Storage166 acre-ft
Normal Storage86 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge353 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerConway Farrel, Et.Al.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection12/13/2021
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDLA00049
Federal IDLA00049
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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