Mashipacong Pond Dam

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

About Mashipacong Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Mashipacong Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by The Nature Conservancy (private). It impounds the Parker Brook.

The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 50 acres, has a storage capacity of 210 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.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySussex
River/StreamParker Brook
Coordinates41.26338, -74.73072

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height12 ft
Dam Height12 ft
Dam Length300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage210 acre-ft
Normal Storage210 acre-ft
Surface Area50 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerThe Nature Conservancy
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00494
Federal IDNJ00494
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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