Jerseyfield Lake Dam

Jerseyfield Lake Dam is a concrete dam located in Herkimer County, New York. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Jerseyfield Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Jerseyfield Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by F M Kirby (private). It impounds the Mill Creek near Bull Hill.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 62 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 377 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,360 acre-feet.

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 01/01/1980. That was over 46 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
Nearest CityBull Hill
River/StreamMill Creek
Coordinates43.29667, -74.76667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height9 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length62 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,360 acre-ft
Max Storage1,360 acre-ft
Normal Storage600 acre-ft
Surface Area377 acres
Max Discharge370 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerF M KIRBY
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection01/01/1980
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY01371
Federal IDNY01371
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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