Mt. Pleasant Beefmasters Farm Pond Dam

Mt. Pleasant Beefmasters Farm Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Banks County, Georgia, built in 1988. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/12/2012
Height38 ft
Built198838 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 38 ft
38 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

38 ft tall and 180 ft long, taller than 84% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Mt. Pleasant Beefmasters Farm Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Mt. Pleasant Beefmasters Farm 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 Moon, L. T. (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 180 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 46 acre-feet. Completed in 1988, the structure is 38 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. The most recent inspection on record was 10/12/2012. That was over 14 years ago.

At 38 feet, this dam is taller than 84% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBanks
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.35694, -83.45222

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height38 ft
Dam Height38 ft
Dam Length180 ft
Year Completed1988 (38 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage46 acre-ft
Max Storage46 acre-ft
Normal Storage30 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMoon, L. T.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/12/2012
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03940
Federal IDGA03940
More InfoState Dam Safety Program