Millers Mills Dam

Millers Mills Dam is an earth dam located in Herkimer County, New York, built in 1917. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Millers Mills Dam

The primary purpose of Millers Mills Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Edwin T. Loomis & Marie Gorsline (private). It impounds the Unadilla River near Millers Mills.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 30 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 200 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 11 square miles. Completed in 1917, the structure is over a century 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 09/26/1997. That was over 28 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
Nearest CityMillers Mills
River/StreamUnadilla River
Coordinates42.92000, -75.08167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length200 ft
Year Completed1917 (109 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage200 acre-ft
Max Storage200 acre-ft
Normal Storage200 acre-ft
Surface Area30 acres
Drainage Area11 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerEDWIN T. LOOMIS & MARIE GORSLINE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/26/1997
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY01066
Federal IDNY01066
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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