Yarborough Pond

Yarborough Pond is an earth dam located in Evans County, Georgia, built in 1945. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height11 ft
Built194581 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 11 ft
11 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

11 ft tall and 490 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 Yarborough Pond

The primary purpose of Yarborough Pond 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 Kicklighter, Lyndon (private). It impounds the Tr-canoochee River near Undine Environs.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 490 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 83 acre-feet. Completed in 1945, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyEvans
Nearest CityUndine Environs
River/StreamTr-canoochee River
Coordinates32.23389, -81.96806

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length490 ft
Year Completed1945 (81 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage83 acre-ft
Max Storage83 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerKicklighter, Lyndon
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03149
Federal IDGA03149
More InfoState Dam Safety Program