Snow Making Pond Dam
Snow Making Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Ulster County, New York, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
About Snow Making Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Snow Making Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Nys Dec Division Of Lands & Forests;nys Olympic Regional Development Authority, Belleayre Mountain Ski Center (state). It impounds the Cathdral Glen Brook near Pine Hill.
The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 325 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a storage capacity of 22 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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 03/09/2017.
At 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | New York |
| County | Ulster |
| Nearest City | Pine Hill |
| River/Stream | Cathdral Glen Brook |
| Coordinates | 42.13833, -74.49444 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 36 ft |
| Dam Height | 36 ft |
| Dam Length | 325 ft |
| Year Completed | 1975 (51 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 22 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 22 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 4 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 844 cfs |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | NYS DEC DIVISION OF LANDS & FORESTS;NYS Olympic Regional Development Authority, Belleayre Mountain Ski Center |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not Rated |
| Last Inspection | 03/09/2017 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | NY12916 |
| Federal ID | NY12916 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |