Larry Halloran Pond Dam

Larry Halloran Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Onondaga County, New York, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection07/10/2017
Height22 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

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

22 ft tall and 665 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 Larry Halloran Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Larry Halloran Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Town of Camillus (local government). It impounds the Bitter Brook near Memphis.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 665 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1963, 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 07/10/2017.

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Location

StateNew York
CountyOnondaga
Nearest CityMemphis
River/StreamBitter Brook
Coordinates43.06556, -76.35472

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length665 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Normal Storage48 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge246 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerTown of Camillus
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/10/2017
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNY01404
Federal IDNY01404
More InfoState Dam Safety Program