Wrights Dam

Wrights Dam is an earth dam located in Ocean County, New Jersey. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Wrights Dam

The primary purpose of Wrights Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Township Of Manchester (local government). It impounds the Davenport Branch Of Toms near Lacey.

The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 635 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, has a storage capacity of 65 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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 11/07/2000. That was over 25 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
Nearest CityLacey
River/StreamDavenport Branch Of Toms
Coordinates39.93087, -74.35543

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height12 ft
Dam Height12 ft
Dam Length635 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage65 acre-ft
Normal Storage65 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerTownship of Manchester
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection11/07/2000
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00053
Federal IDNJ00053
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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