Interstate Paper Company Effluent Holding Pond a

Interstate Paper Company Effluent Holding Pond a is an earth dam located in Liberty County, Georgia, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/14/2016
Height7 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 7 ft
7 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

7 ft tall and 5,200 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 Interstate Paper Company Effluent Holding Pond a

Interstate Paper Company Effluent Holding Pond a is a dam in Liberty, Georgia. The dam is owned by Interstate Paper Company (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 5,200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 21 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 312 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 21 square miles. Completed in 1965, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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 04/14/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLiberty
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.73611, -81.40833

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height7 ft
Dam Height7 ft
Dam Length5,200 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage312 acre-ft
Max Storage312 acre-ft
Normal Storage184 acre-ft
Surface Area21 acres
Drainage Area21 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerInterstate Paper Company
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/14/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04821
Federal IDGA04821
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