Cooks Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Candler County, Georgia, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 13 ft13 ft tall and 660 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About Cooks Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Cooks Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Joey Cook & Laura Jean Gray (private). It impounds the Little Stocking Head.
The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 660 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 50 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 392 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3,000 square miles. Completed in 1955, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/14/2016. That was over 10 years ago.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Candler |
| River/Stream | Little Stocking Head |
| Coordinates | 32.43111, -82.02083 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 13 ft |
| Dam Height | 13 ft |
| Dam Length | 660 ft |
| Year Completed | 1955 (71 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 392 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 392 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 237 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 50 acres |
| Drainage Area | 3,000 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Joey Cook & Laura Jean Gray |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 06/14/2016 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA00068 |
| Federal ID | GA00068 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |