Coat Pond Dam

Coat Pond Dam is a masonry dam located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification.

About Coat Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Coat Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Town Of Greenwich (private). It impounds the Rockwood Lake Brook.

The dam stands 6 feet tall and stretches 50 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 0 acres, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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.

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Significant HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
River/StreamRockwood Lake Brook
Coordinates41.08577, -73.62490

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeMasonry
NID Height6 ft
Dam Height6 ft
Dam Length50 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

Surface Area0 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerTown of Greenwich
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT00941
Federal IDCT00941
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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