Williams Pond Dam

Williams Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Bulloch County, Georgia, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/01/1990
Height12 ft
Built195571 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 12 ft
12 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

12 ft tall and 1,220 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 Williams Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Williams Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Williams, Darwin G. (private). It impounds the Unknown near Booth Pond Environs.

The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 1,220 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 83 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 590 square miles. Completed in 1955, 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 05/01/1990. That was over 36 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBulloch
Nearest CityBooth Pond Environs
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.32222, -81.86139

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height12 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length1,220 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage83 acre-ft
Max Storage83 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Drainage Area590 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerWilliams, Darwin G.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/01/1990
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03294
Federal IDGA03294
More InfoState Dam Safety Program