Phillips Pond Dam

Phillips Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Bleckley County, Georgia, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Phillips Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Phillips 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 Phillips, John R & Phillips, Leo Jr. (private). It impounds the Unknown near Cochran Environs.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 820 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 32 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 329 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 480 square miles. Completed in 1968, 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 11/01/2004. That was over 21 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBleckley
Nearest CityCochran Environs
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.39556, -83.36611

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length820 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage329 acre-ft
Max Storage329 acre-ft
Normal Storage99 acre-ft
Surface Area32 acres
Drainage Area480 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerPhillips, John R & Phillips, Leo Jr.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/2004
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03064
Federal IDGA03064
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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