[surfrod]

don't know anything about the ponds, but the dam is actually at the intersection of I 195 exit 31 and Rt 547. Going either direction on 547 (Lakewood Farmingdale Rd) there is a pull off in between the northbound and southbound sides (which are split at that point as the road passes over I 195).

There is parking next to a maintenance building and a trail along the river and the dam is clearly seen there.