Ratlum Fish and Game Club Pond Dam

Ratlum Fish and Game Club Pond Dam is a concrete dam located in Hartford County, Connecticut. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialSignificantFailure could cause major damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection06/16/2010
Height12 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 12 ft
12 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

12 ft tall and 20 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.

About Ratlum Fish and Game Club Pond Dam

Ratlum Fish and Game Club Pond Dam is a dam in Hartford, Connecticut. The dam is owned by Ratlum Mountain Fish & Game Club (private). It impounds the Punch Brook.

The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 20 feet across, and creates a reservoir covering 2 acres.

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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/16/2010. That was over 16 years ago.

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Location

StateConnecticut
CountyHartford
River/StreamPunch Brook
Coordinates41.76771, -72.93357

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height12 ft
Dam Height12 ft
Dam Length20 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

Surface Area2 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerRatlum Mountain Fish & Game Club
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/16/2010
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT01749
Federal IDCT01749
More InfoState Dam Safety Program