Maple Spring Pond Dam

About Maple Spring Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Maple Spring Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by City Of Worcester (local government). It impounds the Tributary Of Quinapoxet River near Holden.

The dam stands 6 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 41 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 162 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1885, 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 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 05/01/2023.

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