North Vassalboro

North Vassalboro is a concrete dam located in Kennebec County, Maine, built in 1900. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About North Vassalboro

The primary purpose of North Vassalboro 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 Raymond Breton (private). It impounds the China Lake Outlet.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 150 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 45 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 260 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 43 square miles. Completed in 1900, the structure is over a century 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 07/24/2019.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMaine
CountyKennebec
River/StreamChina Lake Outlet
Coordinates44.48439, -69.62300

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length150 ft
Year Completed1900 (126 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage260 acre-ft
Max Storage260 acre-ft
Normal Storage220 acre-ft
Surface Area45 acres
Drainage Area43 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRaymond Breton
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/24/2019
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDME00350
Federal IDME00350
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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