Pate Pond Dam

Pate Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Crisp County, Georgia, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/18/2014
Height18 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 18 ft
18 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

18 ft tall and 682 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 Pate Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Pate Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Weitman, Nickole Leslie (private). It impounds the North Branch near Arabi.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 682 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 111 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 142 square miles. Completed in 1960, 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 06/18/2014. That was over 12 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCrisp
Nearest CityArabi
River/StreamNorth Branch
Coordinates31.83028, -83.76306

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length682 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage111 acre-ft
Max Storage111 acre-ft
Normal Storage78 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area142 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerWeitman, Nickole Leslie
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/18/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03014
Federal IDGA03014
More InfoState Dam Safety Program