Pond Lily Dam

Pond Lily Dam is an earth dam located in Columbia County, New York. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Pond Lily Dam

The primary purpose of Pond Lily Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Charles Kessler (private). It impounds the Doove Kill near Snyderville.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 225 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 26 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 130 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

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 06/23/1998. That was over 27 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyColumbia
Nearest CitySnyderville
River/StreamDoove Kill
Coordinates42.07667, -73.70333

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height9 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length225 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage130 acre-ft
Max Storage130 acre-ft
Normal Storage104 acre-ft
Surface Area26 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge30 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCHARLES KESSLER
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/23/1998
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY13815
Federal IDNY13815
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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