Plant Mitchell - Ash Pond Dam #2

About Plant Mitchell - Ash Pond Dam #2

The primary purpose of Plant Mitchell - Ash Pond Dam #2 is tailings. Tailings dams contain waste material from mining operations — typically a slurry of finely ground rock left over after valuable minerals have been extracted. These structures require ongoing monitoring because tailings can contain heavy metals and other contaminants. The dam is owned by Southern Company Services (private). It impounds the Unknown near Baconton.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 5,500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 48 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 800 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 50 square miles. Completed in 1979, the structure is 47 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 06/13/2018.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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