Jones Dam

Jones Dam is an earth dam located in Franklin County, North Carolina. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Jones Dam

The primary purpose of Jones Dam 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 William C Weathersby (private). It impounds the Crooked Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 34 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 02/15/2000. That was over 26 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyFranklin
River/StreamCrooked Creek
Coordinates35.91600, -78.21400

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Length200 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage34 acre-ft
Max Storage34 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWilliam C Weathersby
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection02/15/2000
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC02592
Federal IDNC02592
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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