Looking Glass Pond Dam

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

About Looking Glass Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Looking Glass Pond Dam is fish and wildlife pond. The dam creates habitat for fish and wildlife, supporting local ecosystems and potentially serving conservation goals. The dam is owned by Nys Dec (state). It impounds the Tr-panther Creek.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 147 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 12/31/2001. That was over 24 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNew York
CountySchoharie
River/StreamTr-panther Creek
Coordinates42.54833, -74.48806

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length600 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage147 acre-ft
Max Storage147 acre-ft
Normal Storage84 acre-ft
Surface Area23 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFish and Wildlife Pond
OwnerNYS DEC
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection12/31/2001
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNY14936
Federal IDNY14936
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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