Camp Lakeland Pond Dam

Camp Lakeland Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Cattaraugus County, New York, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/06/2011
Height47 ft
Built196462 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 47 ft
47 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

47 ft tall and 850 ft long, taller than 91% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Camp Lakeland Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Camp Lakeland Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by The Woods at Bear Creek, LLC (private). It impounds the Tr-bear Creek near Franklinville.

The dam stands 47 feet tall and stretches 850 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 221 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1964, 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 10/06/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

At 47 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateNew York
CountyCattaraugus
Nearest CityFranklinville
River/StreamTr-bear Creek
Coordinates42.36000, -78.50667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height47 ft
Dam Height47 ft
Dam Length850 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage221 acre-ft
Max Storage221 acre-ft
Normal Storage186 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge180 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerThe Woods at Bear Creek, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/06/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY00589
Federal IDNY00589
More InfoState Dam Safety Program