Lily Pond Plains Road Dam

Lily Pond Plains Road Dam is an earth dam located in New Haven County, Connecticut. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialSignificantFailure could cause major damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspectionNot reported
Height5 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 5 ft
5 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

5 ft tall and 70 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Lily Pond Plains Road Dam

Lily Pond Plains Road Dam is a dam in New Haven, Connecticut. The dam is owned by City of Milford (local government). It impounds the Beaver Brook.

The dam stands 5 feet tall and stretches 70 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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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Location

StateConnecticut
CountyNew Haven
River/StreamBeaver Brook
Coordinates41.22260, -73.08163

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height5 ft
Dam Height5 ft
Dam Length70 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerCity of Milford
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT01839
Federal IDCT01839
More InfoState Dam Safety Program