29Total Dams
6High Hazard
7Significant
Dam Safety in Madison County, New York
Madison County has 29 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 6 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 5 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Madison County is 111 years old. The most common purpose is other. The tallest dam is Kingsley Brook Reservoir Dam at 63 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Brook Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 63 | Recreation | 1836 |
| Eaton Brook Reservoir Dam | High | Poor | 58 | Navigation | 1893 |
| Lake Moraine Dam | High | Poor | 56 | Navigation | 1836 |
| Erieville Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 55 | Navigation | 1850 |
| Higinbotham Brook Watershed Dam | High | Satisfactory | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Oneida Water Supply Dam | High | Satisfactory | 18 | Water Supply | 1925 |
| Bradley Brook Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 35 | Other | 1878 |
| Lower Reservoir Dam | Significant | Poor | 31 | Other | 1882 |
| Lower Earlville Reservoir Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | |
| Naylor Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Upper Earlville Reservoir Dam | Significant | Poor | 20 | Other | 1936 |
| Leland Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 15 | Other | 1836 |
| Oriskany Falls Dam | Significant | Poor | 15 | Water Supply | 1917 |
| Mulford Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | |
| Harold Nye Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Nye Farm Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Claytons Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1917 |
| Madison Reforestation #13 Pond Dam #1 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1960 |
| Lyons Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Other | 1917 |
| John Carpentor Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Torpy Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Hatch Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | 1836 |
| Rodgers & Maine Inc Wild Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Other | 1967 |
| Marsh Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Chittenango Creek Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Hydroelectric | 1850 |
| Murphy & Scharman Wildlife Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Other | 1955 |
| Harry Brown Wildlife Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Other | 1954 |
| Claude W Camenga Wildlife Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Other | 1953 |
| John Orth Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | 1976 |