Clayton Herrington Pond Dams a & B

Clayton Herrington Pond Dams a & B is an earth dam located in Steuben County, New York, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/13/2012
Height22 ft
Built196462 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 22 ft
22 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

22 ft tall and 300 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 Clayton Herrington Pond Dams a & B

The primary purpose of Clayton Herrington Pond Dams a & B is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Kyle Herrington (private). It impounds the Tr-camp Brook near Elkland Pa.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 72 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1964, 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 06/13/2012. That was over 14 years ago.

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Location

StateNew York
CountySteuben
Nearest CityElkland Pa
River/StreamTr-camp Brook
Coordinates42.02667, -77.35167

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage72 acre-ft
Max Storage72 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge212 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerKyle Herrington
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/13/2012
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY00920
Federal IDNY00920
More InfoState Dam Safety Program