Copley Pond Dam

About Copley Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Copley Pond 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 Deborah Pollard-moore;gwendolyn Johnson;jacob Pollard Sr Trustee;nancy J Stahl;south State Bank Trustee Of The Sarah W Johnson Trust;warner M Carrington (private). It impounds the Joyce Branch.

The dam stands 20 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 106 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 11/30/2021.

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