Lake Wasigan Dam

Lake Wasigan Dam is an earth dam located in Warren County, New Jersey. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

About Lake Wasigan Dam

The primary purpose of Lake Wasigan Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Kline P H J P T L / Sassone C K (private). It impounds the Beaver Brook-tr.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 760 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 70 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. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 12/16/2009. That was over 16 years ago.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyWarren
River/StreamBeaver Brook-tr
Coordinates40.96040, -74.93387

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length760 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Max Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area20 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge76 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerKLINE P H J P T L / SASSONE C K
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection12/16/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00183
Federal IDNJ00183
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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