Dominick's Pond Dam

Dominick's Pond Dam is a masonry dam located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

Hazard potentialSignificantFailure could cause major damage
ConditionFair2nd of 4 ratings
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection09/29/2020
Height5 ft

Dam profile

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

5 ft tall and 168 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 Dominick's Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Dominick's Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Jensen (private). It impounds the Parting Brook.

The dam stands 5 feet tall and stretches 168 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 09/29/2020.

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Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
River/StreamParting Brook
Coordinates41.17087, -73.46419

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeMasonry
NID Height5 ft
Dam Height5 ft
Dam Length168 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerJensen
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection09/29/2020
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDCT01918
Federal IDCT01918
More InfoState Dam Safety Program