Laircey Pond Dam

Laircey Pond Dam is a dam located in Columbia County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/01/2017
Height33 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 588 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Laircey Pond Dam

Laircey Pond Dam is a dam in Columbia, Georgia. The dam is owned by Larry Prather (private).

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 588 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 85 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 09/01/2017.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyColumbia
Coordinates33.54175, -82.39297

Physical Characteristics

NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length588 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage85 acre-ft
Max Storage85 acre-ft
Normal Storage66 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerLarry Prather
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/01/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA09042
Federal IDGA09042
More InfoState Dam Safety Program