Stickle Pond Dam

Stickle Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Morris County, New Jersey. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Stickle Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Stickle Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by John A. Talbot Jr. (private). It impounds the Stone House Brook.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 30 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1,700 acres, has a storage capacity of 1,130 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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 10/19/2000. That was over 25 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMorris
River/StreamStone House Brook
Coordinates40.98875, -74.40723

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length30 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,130 acre-ft
Normal Storage1,130 acre-ft
Surface Area1,700 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerJohn A. Talbot Jr.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection10/19/2000
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00285
Federal IDNJ00285
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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