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Name State ID Location Hazard Class* Owner Type* Emergency Action Plan Status Last Condition Rating*
Penfield Pond Dam 221-3192 Town of Crown Point Intermediate Hazard Private On File Unsound - Deficiency Recognized
Kingdom Dam 220-0594 Town of Elizabethtown High Hazard State, (incl. State & private) On File No deficiencies noted
Rome Dam 219-1082 Town of Jay High Hazard Local Government (incl. joint) On File Not Rated
Lower Ausable Lake Dam 202-0661 Town of Keene Intermediate Hazard Private On File Not Rated
Olmstedville Pond Dam 203-1003 Town of Minerva Intermediate Hazard Local Government (incl. joint) On File Not Rated
SHARRON POND DAM 203-5750 Town of Minerva Intermediate Hazard Private None Not Rated
Tub Mill Pond Dam 220-0693 Town of Moriah Intermediate Hazard Private On File Not Rated
Moss Pond Dam #1 220-0925 Town of North Hudson Intermediate Hazard Private None Not Rated
Horseshoe Pond Dam 203-4562 Town of Schroon Intermediate Hazard State, (incl. State & private) None Not Rated
Lake George Outlet Dam 239-0808 Town of Ticonderoga High Hazard State, (incl. State & private) On File Not Rated
D Mill At Ticonderoga Dam 239-0805 Town of Ticonderoga Intermediate Hazard Private None Not Rated
Wilmington Dam 201-1096 Town of Wilmington Intermediate Hazard Local Government (incl. joint) On File Not Rated

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Data is from December 2017

Terms and Definitions*

Hazard Class

New York Dam Hazard Classifications (Title 6 of the Codes, Rules, and Regulations of the State of New York (NYCRR), Part 673, Section 5)

High-Hazard Dam:

"A dam failure may result in widespread or serious damage to home(s), damage to main highways, industrial or commercial buildings, railroads, and/or important utilities, including water supply, sewage treatment, fuel, power, cable or telephone infrastructure; or substantial environmental damage; such that the loss of human life or widespread substantial economic loss is likely."

Intermediate-Hazard Dam:

"A dam failure may result in damage to isolated homes, main highways, and minor railroads; may result in the interruption of important utilities, [...]; and/or is otherwise likely to pose the threat of personal injury and/or substantial economic loss or substantial environmental damage. Loss of human life is not expected."

Owner Type

Many dams have more than one owner. The Local Government category includes joint ownership with other types of entities. The State category includes dams owned jointly with private owners.

New York Dam Condition Ratings

Unsafe:

"Dams with deficiencies of such a nature that the failure of the dam is imminent and immediate action is required to eliminate or reduce the danger..."

Unsound:

"Dams with deficiencies of such a nature that the safety of the dam cannot be assured. Among the deficiencies which could result in this rating are developing seepage problems, structural stability inadequacies, or seriously inadequate spillway capacity..."

No Deficiencies Noted:

"A safety inspection or engineering assessment, and/or investigation by [DEC], did not reveal deficiencies."