Walker Irrigation Pond Dam

Walker Irrigation Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Irwin County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/01/2020
Height13 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 13 ft
13 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

13 ft tall and 570 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 Walker Irrigation Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Walker 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 Phillip Reed & Kristen Nicole Hall (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 570 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 102 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 265 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 10/01/2020.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyIrwin
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.68833, -83.47306

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length570 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage102 acre-ft
Max Storage102 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area265 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerPhillip Reed & Kristen Nicole Hall
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/01/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02957
Federal IDGA02957
More InfoState Dam Safety Program