Indian Heaven Pond Dam

Indian Heaven Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Litchfield County, Connecticut. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification.

About Indian Heaven Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Indian Heaven Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Indian Haven Llc (private). It impounds the Hancock Brook Trib.

The dam stands 6 feet tall and stretches 225 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 35 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. The most recent inspection on record was 11/01/2002. That was over 23 years ago.

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Significant HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
River/StreamHancock Brook Trib
Coordinates41.64156, -73.00011

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height6 ft
Dam Height6 ft
Dam Length225 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

Surface Area35 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerIndian Haven LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/2002
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT01604
Federal IDCT01604
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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