Press Release

LAKE CARNEGIE DAM at KINGSTON, Courtesy of Princeton University

Princeton University Facilities engineer Robert Ortego gave an excellent illustrated presentation of the planned repairs to the dam, and KHS President Robert von Zumbusch offered a fascinating history of the Lake and its dam.

Located in Kingston approximately 2 miles downstream of the confluence of the Stony Brook and Millstone River, the Carnegie Lake Dam, constructed in 1907, helped create the body of water still enjoyed by Princeton University’s crew as well as many others. Maintenance has been performed as needed on the Dam over the last century, and the time has come again to address needed repairs. Princeton University’s Facilities engineers, along with consultants, have developed plans for structural repairs to a portion of the dam, which will begin in June 2015. The work will not affect the level of the lake, nor is it expected to impact traffic or pedestrian routes.

To learn more about the dam, the project, and the status of repairs, please visit Lake Carnegie Dam Repair

Addition Documents

• Event Flyer
• Newspaper Article: "PRINCETON: Carnegie Lake dam repairs to begin soon."
• Newspaper Article: "PRINCETON: Rowing team coxswain convinced Andrew Carnegie that university needed its own lake."

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