Bird Pond Dam

Bird Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Litchfield County, Connecticut. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Bird Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Bird Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Sewards;wells (private). It impounds the Weekeepeemee R Trib.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 110 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 10/09/2020.

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Significant HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
River/StreamWeekeepeemee R Trib
Coordinates41.63934, -73.21694

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height9 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length110 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerSewards;Wells
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection10/09/2020
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT00715
Federal IDCT00715
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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