Mercer Pond Dam

Mercer Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Tattnall County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mercer Pond Dam

Mercer Pond Dam is a dam in Tattnall, Georgia. The dam is owned by Blalock Family Limited Partnership (private).

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 685 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 21 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 129 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 410 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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/01/2010. That was over 15 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyTattnall
Coordinates32.26611, -82.08167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length685 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage129 acre-ft
Max Storage129 acre-ft
Normal Storage84 acre-ft
Surface Area21 acres
Drainage Area410 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerBlalock Family Limited Partnership
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/01/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06454
Federal IDGA06454
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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