Stump Pond Dam

Stump Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, built in 1900. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification and has a unsatisfactory condition assessment.

About Stump Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Stump Pond Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Dissolved - Smj Cranberry Associates, Llc (private). It impounds the Stump Brook near E. Bridgewater.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 2,500 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 413 acre-feet. Completed in 1900, the structure is over a century old.

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 unsatisfactory, indicating serious safety deficiencies exist that require immediate attention or remedial action. The most recent inspection on record was 04/14/2023.

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Significant HazardUnsatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyPlymouth
Nearest CityE. Bridgewater
River/StreamStump Brook
Coordinates42.00349, -70.90171

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height9 ft
Dam Length2,500 ft
Year Completed1900 (126 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage413 acre-ft
Max Storage413 acre-ft
Normal Storage275 acre-ft
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDissolved - SMJ Cranberry Associates, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentUnsatisfactory
Last Inspection04/14/2023
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDMA00467
Federal IDMA00467
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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