Bar-o-ranch Lake Dam

Bar-o-ranch Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Bacon County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Bar-o-ranch Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Bar-o-ranch Lake 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 Bar-o-ranch (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 720 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 27 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 279 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 370 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 07/27/2016.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBacon
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.63111, -82.44611

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length720 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage279 acre-ft
Max Storage279 acre-ft
Normal Storage108 acre-ft
Surface Area27 acres
Drainage Area370 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerBar-O-Ranch
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/27/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01224
Federal IDGA01224
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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