Ballis Dam

Ballis Dam is an earth dam located in Sampson County, North Carolina. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

About Ballis Dam

The primary purpose of Ballis 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 Kimberly P Link (private). It impounds the Ut To Great Coharie Creek near Clinton.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 637 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 76 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. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 07/13/2012. That was over 13 years ago.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountySampson
Nearest CityClinton
River/StreamUt To Great Coharie Creek
Coordinates34.94430, -78.34340

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Length637 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage76 acre-ft
Max Storage76 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Max Discharge1,100 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerKimberly P Link
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection07/13/2012
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC05469
Federal IDNC05469
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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