Wallace Boyd Pond Dam

About Wallace Boyd Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Wallace Boyd 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 Quaker Creek Farms Limited Partnership;quaker Creek Timber Co (private). It impounds the Quaker Creek.

The dam stands 19 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 140 acre-feet. Completed in 1968, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 10/12/2023.

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