Williams Dam

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

About Williams Dam

The primary purpose of Williams Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by John Lionetti (private). It impounds the Harihokake Creek near Union.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 2,700 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 08/21/2001. That was over 24 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyHunterdon
Nearest CityUnion
River/StreamHarihokake Creek
Coordinates40.60863, -75.02912

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length250 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage2,700 acre-ft
Max Storage2,700 acre-ft
Normal Storage1,463 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge238 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJohn Lionetti
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection08/21/2001
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00895
Federal IDNJ00895
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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