Adams Pond Dam

Adams Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Coffee County, Georgia, built in 1925. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Adams Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Adams Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Jonathan P. & Leah Jordan (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 675 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 118 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 970 square miles. Completed in 1925, the structure is over a century 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 07/10/2020.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCoffee
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.46619, -82.79436

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length675 ft
Year Completed1925 (101 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage118 acre-ft
Max Storage118 acre-ft
Normal Storage61 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area970 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerJonathan P. & Leah Jordan
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/10/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03406
Federal IDGA03406
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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