Veqo Farms Irrigation Pond Dam (east)

Veqo Farms Irrigation Pond Dam (east) is an earth dam located in Turner County, Georgia, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/27/2015
Height10 ft
Built197353 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 10 ft
10 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

10 ft tall and 500 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 Veqo Farms Irrigation Pond Dam (east)

The primary purpose of Veqo Farms Irrigation Pond Dam (east) is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Scotty Raines Farms Partnership (private). It impounds the Unknown near Ashburn.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 122 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 680 square miles. Completed in 1973, 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 01/27/2015. That was over 11 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyTurner
Nearest CityAshburn
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.73906, -83.55433

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1973 (53 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage122 acre-ft
Max Storage122 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area680 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerScotty Raines Farms Partnership
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/27/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05066
Federal IDGA05066
More InfoState Dam Safety Program