Ville Pond Dam

Ville Pond Dam is a masonry dam located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

About Ville Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Ville Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Magaro (private). It impounds the East Br Byram River.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 49 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 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 satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 06/06/2018.

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Significant HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
River/StreamEast Br Byram River
Coordinates41.07082, -73.67417

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeMasonry
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length49 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMagaro
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection06/06/2018
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT00931
Federal IDCT00931
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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