Blue Pond Plantation Lake Dam

Blue Pond Plantation Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Cherokee County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/01/2019
Height31 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall and 450 ft long, taller than 72% 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 Blue Pond Plantation Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Blue Pond Plantation Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Lilley, Nancy;popick, Alan & Maureen (private). It impounds the Name Unknown near Canton.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 68 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 05/01/2019.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCherokee
Nearest CityCanton
River/StreamName Unknown
Coordinates34.25489, -84.29578

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length450 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage68 acre-ft
Max Storage68 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLilley, Nancy;popick, Alan & Maureen
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/01/2019
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04072
Federal IDGA04072
More InfoState Dam Safety Program