Little Pond Dam is a buttress dam located in Delaware County, New York, built in 1916. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 14 ft14 ft tall and 55 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.
About Little Pond Dam
Little Pond Dam is a dam in Delaware, New York. The dam is owned by Nys Dec (state). It impounds the Tr-beaver Kill Creek near Beaver Kill.
The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 55 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 30 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 140 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1916, 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 05/24/1996. That was over 30 years ago.
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Location
| State | New York |
| County | Delaware |
| Nearest City | Beaver Kill |
| River/Stream | Tr-beaver Kill Creek |
| Coordinates | 42.03694, -74.74278 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Buttress |
| NID Height | 14 ft |
| Dam Height | 14 ft |
| Dam Length | 55 ft |
| Year Completed | 1916 (110 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 140 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 140 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 56 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 30 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Other |
| Owner | Nys Dec |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 05/24/1996 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | NY12733 |
| Federal ID | NY12733 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |