Hemlock Pond Dam

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

About Hemlock Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Hemlock Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by National Park Service (federal). It impounds the Flat Brook-tr.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 380 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 25 acres, has a storage capacity of 200 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 04/10/2001. That was over 24 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew Jersey
CountySussex
River/StreamFlat Brook-tr
Coordinates41.11630, -74.90510

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length380 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage200 acre-ft
Normal Storage200 acre-ft
Surface Area25 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerNational Park Service
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection04/10/2001
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNJ00830
Federal IDNJ00830
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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