Alpine Heights Pond Dam

Alpine Heights Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Cattaraugus County, New York, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Alpine Heights Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Alpine Heights Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Cornerstone Holdings Llc;kingbrook Funding Llc (private). It impounds the Tr-stony Creek near Sardinia.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 530 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 176 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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 04/26/2013. That was over 12 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyCattaraugus
Nearest CitySardinia
River/StreamTr-stony Creek
Coordinates42.49167, -78.52833

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length530 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage176 acre-ft
Max Storage176 acre-ft
Normal Storage146 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge54 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCORNERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC;KINGBROOK FUNDING LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection04/26/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY00828
Federal IDNY00828
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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