Town Farm Pond Dam

Town Farm Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Town Farm Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Town Farm Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Ma Department Of Fish And Game (state). It impounds the Singletary Brook near Sutton.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 140 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 32 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 02/20/2020.

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Significant HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyWorcester
Nearest CitySutton
River/StreamSingletary Brook
Coordinates42.13053, -71.80560

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Length140 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage32 acre-ft
Max Storage32 acre-ft
Normal Storage12 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge38 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMA Department of Fish and Game
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection02/20/2020
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDMA02904
Federal IDMA02904
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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