Cookingham Fram Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Dutchess County, New York, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 12 ft12 ft tall and 200 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 Cookingham Fram Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Cookingham Fram 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 Oakleigh Cookingham (private). It impounds the Tr-saw Kill near Red Hook.
The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 65 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1955, 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 06/08/1998. That was over 28 years ago.
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Location
| State | New York |
| County | Dutchess |
| Nearest City | Red Hook |
| River/Stream | Tr-saw Kill |
| Coordinates | 42.00167, -73.86528 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 12 ft |
| Dam Height | 12 ft |
| Dam Length | 200 ft |
| Year Completed | 1955 (71 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 65 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 65 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 43 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 11 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 66 cfs |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Oakleigh Cookingham |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 06/08/1998 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | NY13422 |
| Federal ID | NY13422 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |