Harry Brown Wildlife Dam

Harry Brown Wildlife Dam is an earth dam located in Madison County, New York, built in 1954. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Harry Brown Wildlife Dam

Harry Brown Wildlife Dam is a dam in Madison, New York. The dam is owned by D Tamas & D Ellis (private). It impounds the Tr-peterboro Swamp near Peterboro.

The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 25 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 56 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1954, 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 05/17/1972. That was over 53 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyMadison
Nearest CityPeterboro
River/StreamTr-peterboro Swamp
Coordinates42.98833, -75.72667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height8 ft
Dam Height8 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1954 (72 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage56 acre-ft
Max Storage56 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area25 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge400 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerD TAMAS & D ELLIS
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/17/1972
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY00647
Federal IDNY00647
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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