Kopycinski Pond Dam

Kopycinski Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Warren County, New Jersey. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/24/2000
Height20 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 300 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 Kopycinski Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Kopycinski Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Susan Park (private). It impounds the Blair Creek-tr near Blairstown.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 150 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 11/24/2000. That was over 25 years ago.

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Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyWarren
Nearest CityBlairstown
River/StreamBlair Creek-tr
Coordinates41.01368, -74.95360

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage150 acre-ft
Max Storage150 acre-ft
Normal Storage100 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge20 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerSusan Park
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/24/2000
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00331
Federal IDNJ00331
More InfoState Dam Safety Program