Dingle Brook Lane Dam

Dingle Brook Lane Dam is a masonry dam located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification.

About Dingle Brook Lane Dam

The primary purpose of Dingle Brook Lane Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Crannell (private). It impounds the Unnamed.

The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 65 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 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.

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Significant HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
River/StreamUnnamed
Coordinates41.46644, -73.33609

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeMasonry
NID Height8 ft
Dam Height8 ft
Dam Length65 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCrannell
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT01590
Federal IDCT01590
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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