Balfour Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Essex County, New York. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 7 ft7 ft tall and 84 ft long. 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 Balfour Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Balfour Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by David Cohen (private). It impounds the Stony Pond Brook.
The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 84 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 124 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,000 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 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 12/22/2015. That was over 10 years ago.
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Location
| State | New York |
| County | Essex |
| River/Stream | Stony Pond Brook |
| Coordinates | 43.86408, -74.00650 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 7 ft |
| Dam Height | 7 ft |
| Dam Length | 84 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 1,000 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 1,000 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 250 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 124 acres |
| Drainage Area | 2 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | David Cohen |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 12/22/2015 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | NY17042 |
| Federal ID | NY17042 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |