Recreation Dams in New Jersey

New Jersey has 609 recreation dams, of which 137 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Point View Dam	Passaic	55	High	Satisfactory	1964
2	Ravine Lake Dam	Somerset	45	High	Satisfactory	1899
3	Lake Solitude Dam	Hunterdon	42	High	Satisfactory
4	Pines Lake Dam	Passaic	42	High	Satisfactory	1927
5	Wolf Den Dam	Passaic	42	High	Satisfactory	1927
6	New Jersey No Name # 32 Dam	Hunterdon	40	Significant	Satisfactory
7	Highland Lake Dam	Passaic	40	High	Satisfactory	1947
8	West Branch Reservoir Dam	Somerset	39	High	Poor	1930
9	Assunpink #19 Dam	Monmouth	36	Significant	Fair
10	Mt. Kemble Lake Dam	Morris	36	Significant	Satisfactory	1928
11	Union Lake Dam	Cumberland	35	High	Poor	1869
12	Hunterdon Learning Center Dam	Hunterdon	35	Low		1971
13	Pleasant Valley Lake Dam	Morris	35	High	Satisfactory	1933
14	Powder Mill Pond Dam	Morris	35	High	Poor
15	Cupsaw Lake Dam	Passaic	35	High	Poor	1930
16	Green Turtle Pond Dam	Passaic	35	High	Fair
17	Scenic Lake Dam	Sussex	35	Low	Poor
18	Stiers Pond Dam	Warren	34	Significant	Poor
19	East Branch Reservoir Dam	Somerset	33	High	Satisfactory	1905
20	Bear Pond Dam D	Sussex	33	Low	Satisfactory	1905
21	Mcvicker's Brook Dam	Morris	32	Significant	Poor
22	Lake Windsor Dam	Sussex	32	Low	Satisfactory	1959
23	Silver Lake Dam	Middlesex	31	Low	Satisfactory	1923
24	Pleasant Valley Lake Dam	Sussex	31	High	Poor
25	Laurel Springs Dam	Camden	30	Low	Satisfactory
26	George Lake Dam	Morris	30	Significant	Poor	1909
27	Bass Lake Dam	Warren	30	High	Satisfactory	1911
28	Lake Lenape Dam	Atlantic	29	High	Poor	1879
29	Paulinskill Lake Dam	Sussex	29	Significant	Satisfactory	1927
30	Carnegie Lake Dam	Mercer	28	Significant	Satisfactory	1900
31	Clove River Dam	Sussex	28	High	Fair	1932
32	Deer Trail Lake Dam	Sussex	28	Significant	Satisfactory
33	Everwood Pond Dam	Warren	28	Low		1960
34	Lionshead Lake Dam	Passaic	27	High	Poor	1939
35	Lake Lenape Dam	Sussex	27	High	Satisfactory	1931
36	Amwell No. 3 Dam	Hunterdon	26	Significant	Satisfactory	1970
37	Mount Paul Dam	Morris	26	High	Satisfactory	1918
38	River Wall Dam	Passaic	26	High	Poor	1961
39	Hopkins Lake Dam	Camden	25	Significant	Poor
40	Glen Lake Dam	Gloucester	25	Low		1900
41	New Jersey No Name # 3 Dam	Gloucester	25	Low
42	Gropps Lake Dam	Mercer	25	Low	Satisfactory	1900
43	Steenykill Lake Dam	Sussex	25	High	Fair	1938
44	Stump Pond Dam	Sussex	25	High	Poor
45	Hidden Valley Lake Dam	Sussex	25	Significant	Satisfactory	1967
46	Don Bosco Dam	Sussex	25	Low	Satisfactory	1962
47	Blue Mt Lake Dam	Sussex	25	Low	Not Available	1963
48	Lake Barylick Dam	Warren	25	Low		1965
49	Almonesson Lake Dam	Gloucester	24	Significant	Poor	1926
50	Jutland Dam	Hunterdon	24	Significant	Poor	1930
51	Saffin Pond Dam	Morris	24	Significant	Fair	1930
52	Lake Sonoma Dam	Passaic	24	Low		1948
53	Lindy's Lake Dam	Passaic	24	High	Satisfactory
54	Skyline Lake #2 (upper) Dam	Passaic	24	High	Satisfactory	1946
55	Shay Lake Dam	Sussex	24	Low	Satisfactory
56	Nishisakawick Creek Dam	Hunterdon	23	Low	Fair	1930
57	Millhurst Lake Dam	Monmouth	23	High	Satisfactory	1915
58	Untermeyer Dam	Morris	23	High	Satisfactory	1927
59	Bennetts Mills Dam	Ocean	23	Significant	Satisfactory
60	Emilio Perona Dam	Sussex	23	Low
61	Tall Pines Farm Dam	Sussex	23	Significant	Satisfactory	1957
62	Robert Rooke Dam	Sussex	23	High	Satisfactory	1963
63	Malaga Dam	Gloucester	22	Significant	Fair
64	Bells Lake Dam	Gloucester	22	Significant	Poor	1928
65	Amwell No. 1 Dam	Hunterdon	22	Significant	Satisfactory
66	Longwood Lake Dam	Morris	22	High	Poor	1898
67	Fox Lake Dam	Morris	22	High	Satisfactory	1926
68	Rickabear Dam	Morris	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1954
69	Donald R. Wheeler (surprise Lake) Dam	Morris	22	High	Satisfactory	1909
70	Pompton Dam	Passaic	22	Low	Fair
71	Apshawa Main Dam	Passaic	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1912
72	Lake Arcadia Dam #1	Passaic	22	High	Poor	1926
73	High Crest Lake Dam	Passaic	22	High	Poor	1952
74	Forest Hill Park Dam	Passaic	22	Significant	Satisfactory
75	Lake Neepaulin Dam	Sussex	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1927
76	Fawn Lake Dam	Sussex	22	Significant	Poor	1940
77	Highland Lakes Dam	Sussex	22	High	Satisfactory	1937
78	Mcmillan Reservoir Dam	Bergen	21	Low	Fair
79	Mill Pond Dam	Bergen	21	High	Fair	1908
80	Amphibious Lake Dam	Burlington	21	Low	Not Available	1967
81	Bankbridge Dam	Gloucester	21	Low	Satisfactory
82	Grenloch Lake Dam	Gloucester	21	Significant	Fair	1907
83	Glen Wild Lake Dam	Passaic	21	Significant	Fair	1918
84	Spooky Brook Dam	Somerset	21	Significant	Poor	1971
85	Lake Conway Dam	Sussex	21	High	Poor	1958
86	Delaware Lake Dam	Warren	21	Low	Poor
87	Locust Lake Dam	Warren	21	High	Satisfactory
88	Lake Vreeland Dam	Bergen	20	High	Poor	1917
89	Upper Sylvan Lake Dam	Burlington	20	Significant	Satisfactory	1941
90	New Jersey No Name # 88 Dam	Burlington	20	Low
91	Little Gloucester Dam	Camden	20	Significant	Poor
92	Haddon Lake Dam	Camden	20	Significant	Poor	1917
93	Sunset Lake Dam	Cumberland	20	High	Fair	1927
94	Porches Mill Dam	Gloucester	20	Low	Unsatisfactory	1923
95	Wadsworth Lake Dam	Gloucester	20	High	Poor	1926
96	Narraticon Lake Dam	Gloucester	20	Significant	Satisfactory	1934
97	Warrington Mill Dam	Gloucester	20	Low	Unsatisfactory
98	Lake Cushetunk Dam	Hunterdon	20	Significant	Fair	1928
99	Matawan Lake Dam	Monmouth	20	High	Poor	1923
100	Lake Topanemus Dam	Monmouth	20	High	Fair	1915

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