Byrd Pond Dam

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

About Byrd Pond Dam

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

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 420 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 71 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 330 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCoffee
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.69222, -82.87917

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length420 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage71 acre-ft
Max Storage71 acre-ft
Normal Storage51 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area330 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerByrd Pond
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03817
Federal IDGA03817
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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