Aubrey Elliot Wildlife Dam

Aubrey Elliot Wildlife Dam is an earth dam located in Chenango County, New York, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Aubrey Elliot Wildlife Dam

The primary purpose of Aubrey Elliot Wildlife Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Aubrey Elliot (private). It impounds the Tr-wilkins Brook near North Afton.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 452 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 63 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1956, 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 05/06/1980. That was over 45 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyChenango
Nearest CityNorth Afton
River/StreamTr-wilkins Brook
Coordinates42.33000, -75.62667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height9 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length452 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage63 acre-ft
Max Storage63 acre-ft
Normal Storage26 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge276 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerAUBREY ELLIOT
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/06/1980
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY01020
Federal IDNY01020
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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