Holt Millpond Dam

Holt Millpond Dam is a concrete dam located in Johnston County, North Carolina, built in 1900. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection06/09/2009
Height15 ft
Built1900126 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 15 ft
15 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

15 ft tall and 100 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.

About Holt Millpond Dam

Holt Millpond Dam is a dam in Johnston, North Carolina. The dam is owned by Bobby K Jones (private). It impounds the Moccasin Creek near Princeton.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 100 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 240 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 15 square miles. Completed in 1900, the structure is over a century 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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/09/2009. That was over 17 years ago.

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Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyJohnston
Nearest CityPrinceton
River/StreamMoccasin Creek
Coordinates35.46370, -78.18520

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height15 ft
Dam Length100 ft
Year Completed1900 (126 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage240 acre-ft
Max Storage240 acre-ft
Normal Storage240 acre-ft
Drainage Area15 sq mi
Max Discharge165 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerBobby K Jones
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/09/2009
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC00971
Federal IDNC00971
More InfoState Dam Safety Program