Recreation Pond Dam

Recreation Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Chautauqua County, New York, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Recreation Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Recreation Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by John Sellstron (private). It impounds the Tr-ball Creek near Stow.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 440 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 69 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1969, 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 09/22/2009. That was over 16 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyChautauqua
Nearest CityStow
River/StreamTr-ball Creek
Coordinates42.15556, -79.44167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length440 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage69 acre-ft
Max Storage69 acre-ft
Normal Storage16 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge100 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerJOHN SELLSTRON
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/22/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY01293
Federal IDNY01293
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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