Tomahawk Lake Dam

Tomahawk Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Sussex County, New Jersey. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Tomahawk Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Tomahawk Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Tomahawk Lake, Inc. (private). It impounds the Lubbers Run.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 335 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a storage capacity of 70 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles.

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 09/11/2000. That was over 25 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySussex
River/StreamLubbers Run
Coordinates40.99493, -74.65142

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length335 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage70 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerTomahawk Lake, Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection09/11/2000
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00010
Federal IDNJ00010
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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