Lake Marcia Dam
Lake Marcia Dam is an earth dam located in Sussex County, New Jersey. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
About Lake Marcia Dam
The primary purpose of Lake Marcia Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Division Of Parks And Forestry (state). It impounds the Big Flat Brook.
The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 120 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 25 acres, has a storage capacity of 140 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 12/30/2002. That was over 23 years ago.
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Location
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| River/Stream | Big Flat Brook |
| Coordinates | 41.31493, -74.66863 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 15 ft |
| Dam Height | 15 ft |
| Dam Length | 120 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 140 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 140 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 25 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Division of Parks and Forestry |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Last Inspection | 12/30/2002 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | NJ00495 |
| Federal ID | NJ00495 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |