Wreck Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 20 ft20 ft tall and 375 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About Wreck Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Wreck Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Borough of Sea Girt (local government). It impounds the Wreck Pond Brook.
The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 375 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a storage capacity of 500 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 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 05/06/2014. That was over 12 years ago.
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Location
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| River/Stream | Wreck Pond Brook |
| Coordinates | 40.13835, -74.02678 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 20 ft |
| Dam Height | 20 ft |
| Dam Length | 375 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 500 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 500 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 3 acres |
| Drainage Area | 2 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 750 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Borough of Sea Girt |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 05/06/2014 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | NJ00094 |
| Federal ID | NJ00094 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |