Smiley Pond Dam

Smiley Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Long County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height14 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 14 ft
14 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

14 ft tall and 420 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 Smiley Pond Dam

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

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 420 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 84 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 14 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
CountyLong
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.69722, -81.74111

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length420 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage84 acre-ft
Max Storage84 acre-ft
Normal Storage32 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area14 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerSmiley, Ernestine
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03634
Federal IDGA03634
More InfoState Dam Safety Program