Bass Lake Dam

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

About Bass Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Bass Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Usaf Amc (federal). It impounds the Blacks Branch-tr near Lakehurst Borough.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 122 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 176 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 03/29/2021.

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Low HazardNot Available ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
Nearest CityLakehurst Borough
River/StreamBlacks Branch-tr
Coordinates40.01806, -74.41444

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length122 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage176 acre-ft
Max Storage176 acre-ft
Normal Storage110 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge67 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerUSAF AMC
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Available
Last Inspection03/29/2021
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00734
Federal IDNJ00734
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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