Randall Family Pond

Randall Family Pond is an earth dam located in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, built in 1982. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionFair2nd of 4 ratings
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection01/25/2022
Height13 ft
Built198244 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 13 ft
13 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

13 ft tall and 1,375 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 Randall Family Pond

The primary purpose of Randall Family Pond is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Randall Family Trust (private). It impounds the Tr - Bluff Creek near Clinton.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 1,375 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 38 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 247 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1982, the structure is 44 years old.

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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 01/25/2022.

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Location

StateLouisiana
CountyEast Feliciana
Nearest CityClinton
River/StreamTr - Bluff Creek
Coordinates30.81548, -90.90836

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length1,375 ft
Year Completed1982 (44 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage247 acre-ft
Max Storage247 acre-ft
Normal Storage171 acre-ft
Surface Area38 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge1,196 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRandall Family Trust
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection01/25/2022
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDLA00651
Federal IDLA00651
More InfoState Dam Safety Program