Arthur Wilkes Pond Dam

Arthur Wilkes Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Telfair County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Arthur Wilkes Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Arthur Wilkes Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Wilkes, Arthur (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 430 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 96 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 75 square miles.

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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyTelfair
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.02111, -82.82139

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length430 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage96 acre-ft
Max Storage96 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area75 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerWilkes, Arthur
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05001
Federal IDGA05001
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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