Colrain Lower Reservoir Dam

About Colrain Lower Reservoir Dam

The primary purpose of Colrain Lower Reservoir 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 Colrain Fire District No. 1 (local government). It impounds the East Brook near Colrain.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 85 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 0 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1902, 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 04/13/2018.

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