Pangburn & Hotaling Wildlife Dam

Pangburn & Hotaling Wildlife Dam is an earth dam located in Albany County, New York, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Pangburn & Hotaling Wildlife Dam

The primary purpose of Pangburn & Hotaling Wildlife Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by M Carr Pangburn (private). It impounds the Tr-fox Creek near East Berne.

The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 320 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 46 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 210 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1957, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

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 10/28/1970. That was over 55 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyAlbany
Nearest CityEast Berne
River/StreamTr-fox Creek
Coordinates42.58167, -74.04667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height8 ft
Dam Height8 ft
Dam Length320 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage210 acre-ft
Max Storage210 acre-ft
Normal Storage160 acre-ft
Surface Area46 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge190 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerM CARR PANGBURN
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection10/28/1970
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY00655
Federal IDNY00655
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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