Bird Pond Dam

Bird Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Bulloch County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/01/2004
Height9 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 9 ft
9 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

9 ft tall and 1,530 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 Bird Pond Dam

Bird Pond Dam is a dam in Bulloch, Georgia. The dam is owned by City of Statesboro (local government). It impounds the Little Lotts Creek.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 1,530 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 59 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 697 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 11/01/2004. That was over 21 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBulloch
River/StreamLittle Lotts Creek
Coordinates32.39528, -81.77417

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height9 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length1,530 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage697 acre-ft
Max Storage697 acre-ft
Normal Storage165 acre-ft
Surface Area59 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerCity of Statesboro
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/01/2004
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA00225
Federal IDGA00225
More InfoState Dam Safety Program