Lyle Harwood Recreational Pond Dam

Lyle Harwood Recreational Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Cattaraugus County, New York, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection08/03/1977
Height13 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 13 ft
13 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

13 ft tall and 670 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Lyle Harwood Recreational Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Lyle Harwood Recreational Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Lyle Harwood (private). It impounds the Tr-elton Creek near Farmersville Station.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 670 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 63 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1967, 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 08/03/1977. That was over 49 years ago.

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Location

StateNew York
CountyCattaraugus
Nearest CityFarmersville Station
River/StreamTr-elton Creek
Coordinates42.39667, -78.36000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length670 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage63 acre-ft
Max Storage63 acre-ft
Normal Storage49 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge88 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLyle Harwood
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection08/03/1977
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY00835
Federal IDNY00835
More InfoState Dam Safety Program