Horsham Towne Lower Pond

About Horsham Towne Lower Pond

The primary purpose of Horsham Towne Lower Pond is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Rv Op 1lp C/o Workspace Property Trust (private). It impounds the Tr Pennypack Creek.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 470 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 11 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1988, the structure is 38 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 11/17/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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