Dams in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

15Total Dams
5High Hazard
3Significant

Dam Safety in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

Sullivan County has 15 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 5 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Sullivan County is 77 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Hunters Lake at 27 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Hunters LakeHighFair27Recreation1970
Upper Boone LakeHighFair18Recreation1972
Lake MokomaHighPoor16Recreation1890
Maple LakeHighFair14Recreation1954
Prospect PondHighFair9Recreation2001
Roscoe BurgessSignificantNot Rated17Recreation1951
Stump PondSignificantNot Rated7Recreation
Deer LakeSignificantNot Rated7Recreation
Sones PondLowNot Rated20Recreation1919
ConnellLowNot Rated18Recreation1915
Lake JohnLowNot Rated15Recreation1958
SullivanLowNot Rated11Recreation1948
Foster PondLowNot Rated11Recreation
SplashLowNot Rated10Recreation1958
Painter Den PondLowNot Rated10Other