Sam Jones Pond Dam

Sam Jones Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Coffee County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Sam Jones Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Sam Jones 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 Stan Clough Samantha Jones Mercer Samantha Jones Mercer (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 825 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 112 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 68 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 07/15/2020.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCoffee
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.71667, -82.87639

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length825 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage112 acre-ft
Max Storage112 acre-ft
Normal Storage61 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Drainage Area68 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerStan Clough Samantha Jones Mercer Samantha Jones Mercer
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/15/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03394
Federal IDGA03394
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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