Blackhouse Road Pond Dam

Blackhouse Road Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification and has a poor condition assessment.

About Blackhouse Road Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Blackhouse Road Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Hossain;scifo (private). It impounds the Horse Tavern Brook.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 225 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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 poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 06/22/2005. That was over 20 years ago.

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Significant HazardPoor ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
River/StreamHorse Tavern Brook
Coordinates41.23939, -73.22904

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height9 ft
Dam Height9 ft
Dam Length225 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHossain;Scifo
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentPoor
Last Inspection06/22/2005
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT01354
Federal IDCT01354
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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