Dixie Mine Fresh Water Reservoir Dam

Dixie Mine Fresh Water Reservoir Dam is an earth dam located in Wilkinson County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/2018
Height40 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 40 ft
40 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

40 ft tall and 2,000 ft long, taller than 86% 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 Dixie Mine Fresh Water Reservoir Dam

Dixie Mine Fresh Water Reservoir Dam is a dam in Wilkinson, Georgia. The dam is owned by Basf Corp (private).

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 2,000 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 75 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 01/01/2018.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWilkinson
Coordinates32.83225, -83.03506

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length2,000 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage75 acre-ft
Max Storage75 acre-ft
Normal Storage70 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerBasf Corp
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/01/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06959
Federal IDGA06959
More InfoState Dam Safety Program