Lake Owassa Dam is an earth dam located in Sussex County, New Jersey. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 10 ft10 ft tall and 280 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 Lake Owassa Dam
The primary purpose of Lake Owassa Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Mabel A. Miller (private). It impounds the Paulinskill River-tr.
The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 280 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 250 acres, has a storage capacity of 1,000 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 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.
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Location
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| River/Stream | Paulinskill River-tr |
| Coordinates | 41.14102, -74.81918 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Length | 280 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 1,000 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 1,000 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 250 acres |
| Drainage Area | 3 sq mi |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Mabel A. Miller |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | NJ00462 |
| Federal ID | NJ00462 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |