Lowell Lake

Lowell Lake is a rockfill dam located in Penobscot County, Maine, built in 1900. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a poor condition assessment.

About Lowell Lake

Lowell Lake is a dam in Penobscot, Maine. The dam is owned by Anna Osowick (private). It impounds the Lowell Lake.

The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 75 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 0 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 403 acre-feet. 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. Its condition is rated poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 09/13/2011. That was over 14 years ago.

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Low HazardPoor ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
River/StreamLowell Lake
Coordinates45.36817, -68.09270

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeRockfill
NID Height12 ft
Dam Height12 ft
Dam Length75 ft
Year Completed1900 (126 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage403 acre-ft
Max Storage403 acre-ft
Normal Storage300 acre-ft
Surface Area0 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerAnna Osowick
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentPoor
Last Inspection09/13/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDME00644
Federal IDME00644
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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