Harper Irrigation Pond Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height10 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 10 ft
10 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

10 ft tall and 375 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 Harper Irrigation Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Harper Irrigation 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 Harper, Dewey and Donnie (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 375 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 70 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.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCoffee
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.55083, -82.96667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length375 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Max Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage57 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Drainage Area68 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerHarper, Dewey and Donnie
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03401
Federal IDGA03401
More InfoState Dam Safety Program