Lake Georgena

Lake Georgena is a concrete dam located in Orange County, New York, built in 1913. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a unsatisfactory condition assessment.

About Lake Georgena

Lake Georgena is a dam in Orange, New York. The dam is owned by West Point (federal). It impounds the Woodbury Creek-tr near Highland Falls.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 170 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, and has a storage capacity of 68 acre-feet. Completed in 1913, 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. Its condition is rated unsatisfactory, indicating serious safety deficiencies exist that require immediate attention or remedial action. The most recent inspection on record was 09/13/2019.

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Low HazardUnsatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyOrange
Nearest CityHighland Falls
River/StreamWoodbury Creek-tr
Coordinates41.34166, -74.08518

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length170 ft
Year Completed1913 (113 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage68 acre-ft
Normal Storage68 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerWest Point
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentUnsatisfactory
Last Inspection09/13/2019
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY13198
Federal IDNY13198
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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