Tackle Buster Pond

Tackle Buster Pond is an earth dam located in Berrien County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/17/2016
Height10 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 10 ft
10 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

10 ft tall and 750 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 Tackle Buster Pond

The primary purpose of Tackle Buster Pond is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by State of Georgia (state). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 750 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 127 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 505 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. The most recent inspection on record was 05/17/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBerrien
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.40056, -83.35500

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length750 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage127 acre-ft
Max Storage127 acre-ft
Normal Storage54 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Drainage Area505 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerState of Georgia
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/17/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03983
Federal IDGA03983
More InfoState Dam Safety Program