Park Pond (lower) Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/16/2020
Height14 ft

Dam profile

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

14 ft tall and 460 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 Park Pond (lower) Dam

The primary purpose of Park Pond (lower) Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Helen K. Casey & Lewis T. Park (private). It impounds the Hurricane Creek.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 460 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 241 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 07/16/2020.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCoffee
River/StreamHurricane Creek
Coordinates31.61472, -82.70333

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length460 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage241 acre-ft
Max Storage241 acre-ft
Normal Storage58 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHelen K. Casey & Lewis T. Park
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/16/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04103
Federal IDGA04103
More InfoState Dam Safety Program