Everwood Pond Dam

Everwood Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Warren County, New Jersey, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/06/1998
Height28 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 550 ft long, taller than 62% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Everwood Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Everwood Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Estate of Dr. George E. Angen (private). It impounds the Brass Castle Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 60 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1960, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

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 10/06/1998. That was over 28 years ago.

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Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyWarren
River/StreamBrass Castle Creek
Coordinates40.76635, -75.03758

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length550 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage60 acre-ft
Max Storage60 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge200 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerEstate of Dr. George E. Angen
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/06/1998
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00666
Federal IDNJ00666
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