Short Farm Pond Dam

Short Farm Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Jackson County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/27/2016
Height28 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 705 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Short Farm Pond Dam

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

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 705 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 125 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 07/27/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyJackson
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.22786, -83.54778

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length705 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage125 acre-ft
Max Storage125 acre-ft
Normal Storage103 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerShort, James
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/27/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05258
Federal IDGA05258
More InfoState Dam Safety Program