Blissville Pond Dam

Blissville Pond Dam is a concrete dam located in New London County, Connecticut, built in 1930. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Blissville Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Blissville Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Town Of Lisbon (local government). It impounds the Blissville Brook near Lisbon.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 20 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 32 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 128 acre-feet. Completed in 1930, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Nearest CityLisbon
River/StreamBlissville Brook
Coordinates41.56027, -72.03875

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length20 ft
Year Completed1930 (96 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage128 acre-ft
Max Storage128 acre-ft
Normal Storage128 acre-ft
Surface Area32 acres
Max Discharge378 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerTown of Lisbon
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT00653
Federal IDCT00653
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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