Pleasant Lake Dam

Pleasant Lake Dam is a concrete dam located in Fulton County, New York, built in 1926. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Pleasant Lake Dam

Pleasant Lake Dam is a dam in Fulton, New York. The dam is owned by Erie Boulevard Hydropower, Lp/brookfield Renewable (private). It impounds the Ayers Creek near Stratford.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 248 acres, has a storage capacity of 5,704 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1926, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 05/08/2009. That was over 16 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateNew York
CountyFulton
Nearest CityStratford
River/StreamAyers Creek
Coordinates43.18139, -74.59278

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height9 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1926 (100 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage5,704 acre-ft
Normal Storage5,704 acre-ft
Surface Area248 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Max Discharge94 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerErie Boulevard Hydropower, LP/Brookfield Renewable
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/08/2009
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDNY00946
Federal IDNY00946
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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