Deal Lake Dam

Deal Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/31/2001
Height11 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 11 ft
11 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

11 ft tall and 850 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 Deal Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Deal Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by City of Asbury Park (local government). It impounds the Hog Swamp Brook.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 850 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 144 acres, has a storage capacity of 576 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 6 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 07/31/2001. That was over 25 years ago.

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Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyMonmouth
River/StreamHog Swamp Brook
Coordinates40.23062, -73.99772

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length850 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage576 acre-ft
Normal Storage576 acre-ft
Surface Area144 acres
Drainage Area6 sq mi
Max Discharge372 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCity of Asbury Park
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/31/2001
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00613
Federal IDNJ00613
More InfoState Dam Safety Program