Edmonds Pond Dam

Edmonds Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Oneida County, New York, built in 1908. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/30/1993
Height20 ft
Built1908118 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 422 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 Edmonds Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Edmonds Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Dominick Carbone (private). It impounds the Crystal Creek.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 422 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 50 acre-feet. Completed in 1908, the structure is over a century 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 09/30/1993. That was over 33 years ago.

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Location

StateNew York
CountyOneida
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamCrystal Creek
Coordinates43.47444, -75.23722

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length422 ft
Year Completed1908 (118 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage50 acre-ft
Max Storage50 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerDominick Carbone
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/30/1993
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY12363
Federal IDNY12363
More InfoState Dam Safety Program