Stripling Irrigation Pond Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height13 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 13 ft
13 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

13 ft tall and 600 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 Stripling Irrigation Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Stripling 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 Stripling, Floyd T. (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 84 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 220 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
CountyIrwin
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.63472, -83.38639

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length600 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage84 acre-ft
Max Storage84 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area220 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerStripling, Floyd T.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03438
Federal IDGA03438
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