Brooks Hollow Dam is a masonry dam located in Orange County, New York. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 10 ft10 ft tall and 150 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.
About Brooks Hollow Dam
Brooks Hollow Dam is a dam in Orange, New York. The dam is owned by United States Military Academy - West Point (federal). It impounds the Brooks Hollow.
The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 150 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, and has a storage capacity of 62 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.
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Location
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| River/Stream | Brooks Hollow |
| Coordinates | 41.34333, -74.05389 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Masonry |
| NID Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Length | 150 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 62 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 62 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 18 acres |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Other |
| Owner | United States Military Academy - West Point |
| Owner Type | Federal |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | NY16202 |
| Federal ID | NY16202 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |