Pocono Lake Dam (Pocono Lake)

Field Descriptions

Dam Name: Pocono Lake
NID ID: PA00781
Longitude: -75.5421
Latitude: 41.0961
County: MONROE
River: TOBYHANNA CREEK
State: PA
Nearest City: Blakeslee
Distance: 3.00 miles
Owner Name: POCONO LAKE PRESERVE
Owner Type: Private
Dam Designer: JUSTIN & COURTNEY CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Private Dam? No
Core: Homogeneous Dam (Position)
Concrete (Type)
Known (Certainty)
Foundation: RK
Purposes: Hydroelectric
Year Completed: 1957
Dam Length: 580 feet
Dam Height: 47 feet
Maximum Discharge: 28500 cu ft/sec
Maximum Storage: 5402 acre-feet
Normal Storage: 5402 acre-feet
Surface Area: 518 acres
Drainage Area: 75 square miles
Hazard Potential: Significant
Emergency Action Plan? Yes
Inspection Date: 2012-05-21
Inspection Frequency: 1
State Regulated Dam? No
Spillway Type: Uncontrolled
Spillway Width: 216 feet
Outlet Gates: S3;
Federal Regulatory Agency:
Federal Inspection Agency:
Source Agency:

Dam Safety For Boats

A large amount of water can be released from a dam without any warning at any time and by any means. For example, when the demand for electricity is high, the turbines at a dam may be turned on automatically, resulting in a significant increase in the downstream flow of water in only a matter of seconds.

If there's a need to release water through the sluiceways (outlets at the base of the dam), this operation can also create a great swell of discharged water downstream.

During flood operations, any or all spillway gates across the width of a dam can be opened to release upstream flood water that needs to pass to the next downstream reservoir. Upstream or downstream, even the most experienced boater with the strongest motor is no match for this strong flow of water plunging over a spillway of a dam. Even if you're boating far downstream of a spilling dam, recirculating current can pull a powerful boat upstream toward plunging water that could shred any boat.

Some dams equipped with navigation locks create turbulent water as well. When vessels pass through, strong flow is released near the exhaust ports of the wing wall of the lock.

Warning Systems At Dams

To warn reservoir users of potential danger, warning devices are installed at many dams:




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