Chadwicks Dam

Chadwicks Dam is an earth dam located in Oneida County, New York. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection08/05/1998
Height41 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 41 ft
41 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

41 ft tall and 313 ft long, taller than 87% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Chadwicks Dam

Chadwicks Dam is a dam in Oneida, New York. The dam is owned by Donald R. Cieri (private). It impounds the Tr-sauquoit Creek near Chadwicks.

The dam stands 41 feet tall and stretches 313 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 49 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 08/05/1998. That was over 28 years ago.

At 41 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateNew York
CountyOneida
Nearest CityChadwicks
River/StreamTr-sauquoit Creek
Coordinates43.03000, -75.26889

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height41 ft
Dam Height41 ft
Dam Length313 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage49 acre-ft
Max Storage49 acre-ft
Normal Storage35 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerDonald R. Cieri
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection08/05/1998
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY14803
Federal IDNY14803
More InfoState Dam Safety Program