Fletcher Irrigation Pond Dam

Fletcher 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 inspection03/01/2009
Height16 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 16 ft
16 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

16 ft tall and 650 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 Fletcher Irrigation Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Fletcher 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 Joseph C. & Phyllis Fletcher (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 650 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 142 acre-feet.

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 03/01/2009. That was over 17 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyIrwin
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.61944, -83.43694

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length650 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage142 acre-ft
Max Storage142 acre-ft
Normal Storage90 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJoseph C. & Phyllis Fletcher
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection03/01/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03622
Federal IDGA03622
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