Rising Sun Waste Water Lagoon

Rising Sun Waste Water Lagoon is an earth dam located in Cecil County, Maryland, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Rising Sun Waste Water Lagoon

Rising Sun Waste Water Lagoon is a dam in Cecil, Maryland. The dam is owned by City Of Rising Sun (local government). It impounds the Offstream-stone Run near Richardsmere.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 1,275 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 119 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1964, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

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 10/18/2012. That was over 13 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateMaryland
CountyCecil
Nearest CityRichardsmere
River/StreamOffstream-stone Run
Coordinates39.70667, -76.08000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length1,275 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage119 acre-ft
Max Storage119 acre-ft
Normal Storage78 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge1 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerCity of Rising Sun
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection10/18/2012
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDMD00333
Federal IDMD00333
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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