Goose Pond Dam

Goose Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Litchfield County, Connecticut. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Goose Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Goose Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Marshepaug Forest, Inc. (private). It impounds the E Br Shepaug R Trib near Warren.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a storage capacity of 72 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 11/15/1988. That was over 37 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyLitchfield
Nearest CityWarren
River/StreamE Br Shepaug R Trib
Coordinates41.74873, -73.28391

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length500 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage72 acre-ft
Normal Storage72 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMarshepaug Forest, Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/15/1988
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT01691
Federal IDCT01691
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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