Gregg Farm Pond Dam

Gregg Farm Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Ulster County, New York, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/24/2009
Height21 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 21 ft
21 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

21 ft tall and 360 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 Gregg Farm Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Gregg Farm Pond 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 Rooney Gregg (private). It impounds the Tr-wallkill River near Wallkill.

The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 360 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 57 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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 11/24/2009. That was over 16 years ago.

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Location

StateNew York
CountyUlster
Nearest CityWallkill
River/StreamTr-wallkill River
Coordinates41.65722, -74.16028

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height21 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length360 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage57 acre-ft
Max Storage57 acre-ft
Normal Storage42 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge307 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRooney Gregg
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/24/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY13183
Federal IDNY13183
More InfoState Dam Safety Program