Waylon Johnson Pond Dam

Waylon Johnson Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Bacon County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Waylon Johnson Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Waylon Johnson 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 Johnson, Waylon (private). It impounds the Mill Branch.

The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 635 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 582 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 5,825 square miles.

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 07/26/2016.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBacon
River/StreamMill Branch
Coordinates31.52500, -82.51444

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height12 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length635 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage582 acre-ft
Max Storage582 acre-ft
Normal Storage34 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area5,825 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJohnson, Waylon
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/26/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01221
Federal IDGA01221
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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