Middle Hillhouse Road Pond Dam

About Middle Hillhouse Road Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Middle Hillhouse 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 Heritage Village Foundation (private). It impounds the Pomperaug River Trib near Southbury.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 193 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a storage capacity of 31 acre-feet, 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 07/01/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

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