Bearden Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Grady County, Georgia, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 11 ft11 ft tall and 640 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 Bearden Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Bearden 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 Long Pine Farm LLC Hooks, Deren (private). It impounds the Unknown near Cairo.
The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 640 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 76 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 250 square miles. Completed in 1975, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years 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.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Grady |
| Nearest City | Cairo |
| River/Stream | Unknown |
| Coordinates | 30.98481, -84.26686 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 11 ft |
| Dam Height | 11 ft |
| Dam Length | 640 ft |
| Year Completed | 1975 (51 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 76 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 76 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 44 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 14 acres |
| Drainage Area | 250 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Long Pine Farm LLC Hooks, Deren |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA03556 |
| Federal ID | GA03556 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |