Point View Dam Explained

Point View Dam (National ID # NJ00236) is a dam in Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey.

The earthen gravity dam was constructed in 1964 to impound the water of Haycock Brook for municipal drinking water. It is high with a length of at its crest.^[1] Both dam and reservoir are owned and operated by the Passaic Valley Water Commission, and stands as the largest of the Commission's four reservoirs. In 2009 it was slated for a state-funded restoration costing several million dollars.^[2]

The reservoir it creates, Point View Reservoir, has a water surface area of, a maximum capacity of, and a normal capacity of .^[3] Fishing requires a permit from the Passaic Valley Water Commission.^[4]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Goodyear Lake Schoharie Reservoir Pepacton Reservoir Area . 2012-08-16 . 2012-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915011823/http://findlakes.com/central_new_york_lakes_n42w75.htm . dead .
2. Web site: N.J. Dam restoration bill signed into law | State | NewJerseyNewsroom.com -- Your State. Your News . www.newjerseynewsroom.com . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20130130085500/http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/nj-dam-restoration-bill-signed-into-law . 30 January 2013 . dead.
3. Web site: Goodyear Lake Schoharie Reservoir Pepacton Reservoir Area . 2012-08-16 . 2012-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915011823/http://findlakes.com/central_new_york_lakes_n42w75.htm . dead .
4. Web site: NJDEP | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Places to Fish - Ponds, Lakes, and Reservoirs.