Meizinger Pond Dam

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

About Meizinger Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Meizinger Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Matthew Meizinger (private). It impounds the Tr-kinderhook Creek near West Lebanon.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 115 acre-feet.

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 04/03/2002. That was over 24 years ago.

At 38 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountyColumbia
Nearest CityWest Lebanon
River/StreamTr-kinderhook Creek
Coordinates42.47000, -73.49333

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height38 ft
Dam Height38 ft
Dam Length200 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage115 acre-ft
Max Storage115 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMATTHEW MEIZINGER
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection04/03/2002
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY14073
Federal IDNY14073
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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