Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus Swm Pond

About Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus Swm Pond

The primary purpose of Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus Swm Pond is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Baltimore City Dpw/fsk Land Corporation (local government). It impounds the Moores Run-os near Lombard Street.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 20 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2004, the structure is relatively new.

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. The most recent inspection on record was 11/21/2024.

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