Great Meadow Brook Pond Dam
Great Meadow Brook Pond Dam is an earth dam located in New London County, Connecticut. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.
About Great Meadow Brook Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Great Meadow Brook Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Connecticut Deep (state). It impounds the Great Meadow Brook near Voluntown.
The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, has a storage capacity of 73 acre-feet, 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 10/28/2021.
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Location
| State | Connecticut |
| County | New London |
| Nearest City | Voluntown |
| River/Stream | Great Meadow Brook |
| Coordinates | 41.61888, -71.81667 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Length | 500 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 73 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 73 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 20 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Connecticut DEEP |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Significant |
| Condition Assessment | Fair |
| Last Inspection | 10/28/2021 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Yes |
Identifiers
| NID ID | CT01371 |
| Federal ID | CT01371 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |