Hust Pond Dam

Hust Pond Dam is a masonry dam located in Sullivan County, New York, built in 1911. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/10/2013
Height23 ft
Built1911115 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 23 ft
23 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

23 ft tall and 150 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.

About Hust Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Hust Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Patricia Gluszak (private). It impounds the Jaketown Creek near Kenoza Lake.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 150 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 32 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 285 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 9 square miles. Completed in 1911, the structure is over a century 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 10/10/2013. That was over 13 years ago.

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Location

StateNew York
CountySullivan
Nearest CityKenoza Lake
River/StreamJaketown Creek
Coordinates41.73167, -74.94167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeMasonry
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length150 ft
Year Completed1911 (115 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage285 acre-ft
Max Storage285 acre-ft
Normal Storage245 acre-ft
Surface Area32 acres
Drainage Area9 sq mi
Max Discharge1,220 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerPatricia Gluszak
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/10/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY00334
Federal IDNY00334
More InfoState Dam Safety Program