Fresh Pond Dam

Fresh Pond Dam is an other dam located in Suffolk County, New York, built in 1945. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection12/31/2001
Height7 ft
Built194581 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 7 ft
7 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

7 ft tall and 20 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 Fresh Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Fresh Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Edgar P Senne Et Al (private). It impounds the Tr-long Island Sound.

The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 20 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 53 acre-feet. Completed in 1945, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 12/31/2001. That was over 24 years ago.

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Location

StateNew York
CountySuffolk
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-long Island Sound
Coordinates40.92333, -73.29500

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeOther
NID Height7 ft
Dam Height7 ft
Dam Length20 ft
Year Completed1945 (81 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage53 acre-ft
Max Storage53 acre-ft
Normal Storage38 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Max Discharge34 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerEdgar P Senne Et Al
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/31/2001
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY01260
Federal IDNY01260
More InfoState Dam Safety Program