Betts Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Cook County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 11 ft11 ft tall and 730 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 Betts Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Betts Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Windham, Keith and Catherine Kinard, Richard and Barbara Tomberlin, George (private). It impounds the Unknown near Lenox.
The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 730 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 82 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 120 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
| State | Georgia |
| County | Cook |
| Nearest City | Lenox |
| River/Stream | Unknown |
| Coordinates | 31.26461, -83.47786 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 11 ft |
| Dam Height | 11 ft |
| Dam Length | 730 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 82 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 82 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 54 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 13 acres |
| Drainage Area | 120 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Windham, Keith and Catherine Kinard, Richard and Barbara Tomberlin, George |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA03433 |
| Federal ID | GA03433 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |