Mccarty Irrigation Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Crisp County, Georgia, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 14 ft14 ft tall and 445 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 Mccarty Irrigation Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Mccarty Irrigation 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 Gardner, Ronald E. (private). It impounds the Unknown near Cordele.
The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 445 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 122 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 660 square miles. Completed in 1958, 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 03/22/2017.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Crisp |
| Nearest City | Cordele |
| River/Stream | Unknown |
| Coordinates | 32.01667, -83.68250 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 14 ft |
| Dam Height | 14 ft |
| Dam Length | 445 ft |
| Year Completed | 1958 (68 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 122 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 122 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 34 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 10 acres |
| Drainage Area | 660 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Gardner, Ronald E. |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 03/22/2017 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA00271 |
| Federal ID | GA00271 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |