Palmyra Dam

Palmyra Dam is an earth dam located in Wayne County, New York, built in 1923. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Palmyra Dam

Palmyra Dam is a dam in Wayne, New York. The dam is owned by Jim Blazey (private). It impounds the Spring Brook near Palmyra.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 150 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 51 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 1923, 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 05/20/2008. That was over 17 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyWayne
Nearest CityPalmyra
River/StreamSpring Brook
Coordinates43.05667, -77.20000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length150 ft
Year Completed1923 (103 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage51 acre-ft
Max Storage51 acre-ft
Normal Storage51 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi
Max Discharge1,000 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerJIM BLAZEY
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/20/2008
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY00637
Federal IDNY00637
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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