Jonay Pond Dam

Jonay Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Sullivan County, Indiana, built in 1947. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection01/01/1990
Height11 ft
Built194779 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 11 ft
11 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

11 ft tall and 987 ft long. 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 Jonay Pond Dam

Jonay Pond Dam is a dam in Sullivan, Indiana. The dam is owned by William Dukes (private).

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 987 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 107 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1947, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 01/01/1990. That was over 36 years ago.

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Location

StateIndiana
CountySullivan
Coordinates39.13555, -87.38599

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length987 ft
Year Completed1947 (79 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage107 acre-ft
Max Storage107 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge113 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerWilliam Dukes
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/01/1990
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDIN00522
Federal IDIN00522
More InfoState Dam Safety Program