Ywca Recreational Pond Dam

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

About Ywca Recreational Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Ywca 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 Olympic Management - Beaver Hollow Conf. Center (private). It impounds the Tr-beaver Meadow Creek near Java Village.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 19 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 157 acre-feet. 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 09/11/2012. That was over 13 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyWyoming
Nearest CityJava Village
River/StreamTr-beaver Meadow Creek
Coordinates42.65833, -78.40000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length550 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage157 acre-ft
Max Storage157 acre-ft
Normal Storage97 acre-ft
Surface Area19 acres
Max Discharge95 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerOLYMPIC MANAGEMENT - BEAVER HOLLOW CONF. CENTER
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/11/2012
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY00861
Federal IDNY00861
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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