Plant Yates Ash Pond #3 Dam

Plant Yates Ash Pond #3 Dam is an earth dam located in Coweta County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection02/15/2017
Height34 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 735 ft long, taller than 78% 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 Plant Yates Ash Pond #3 Dam

Plant Yates Ash Pond #3 Dam is a dam in Coweta, Georgia. The dam is owned by Southern Company Services (private). It impounds the Unknown near Whitesburg.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 735 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 738 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 02/15/2017.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCoweta
Nearest CityWhitesburg
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.45278, -84.89278

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length735 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage738 acre-ft
Max Storage738 acre-ft
Normal Storage250 acre-ft
Surface Area23 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerSouthern Company Services
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection02/15/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04183
Federal IDGA04183
More InfoState Dam Safety Program