Duck Pond Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/01/2005
Height37 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 37 ft
37 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

37 ft tall and 168 ft long, taller than 83% 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 Duck Pond Dam

Duck Pond Dam is a dam in White, Georgia. The dam is owned by DNR State Parks and Historic Sites (state). It impounds the Chattahoochee near Cleveland.

The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 168 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 37 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 10/01/2005. That was over 21 years ago.

At 37 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWhite
Nearest CityCleveland
River/StreamChattahoochee
Coordinates34.56053, -83.63636

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height37 ft
Dam Height37 ft
Dam Length168 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage37 acre-ft
Max Storage37 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerDNR State Parks and Historic Sites
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/01/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06571
Federal IDGA06571
More InfoState Dam Safety Program