Forest Lake Dam

Forest Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Orange County, New York. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Forest Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Forest Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Arden Properties (private). It impounds the Tr-arden Brook near Southfields.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 480 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 138 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 256 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 09/14/2011. That was over 14 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyOrange
Nearest CitySouthfields
River/StreamTr-arden Brook
Coordinates41.29500, -74.10500

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length480 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage256 acre-ft
Max Storage256 acre-ft
Normal Storage184 acre-ft
Surface Area138 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerArden Properties
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/14/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY01347
Federal IDNY01347
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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