Maple Springs Brook No. 1 Dam is an earth dam located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, built in 1911. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 12 ft12 ft tall and 350 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 Maple Springs Brook No. 1 Dam
The primary purpose of Maple Springs Brook No. 1 Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Ma Department of Fish & Game (state). It impounds the Maple Springs Brook near Wareham.
The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 97 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 11,200 square miles. Completed in 1911, the structure is over a century old.
This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.
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Location
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Plymouth |
| Nearest City | Wareham |
| River/Stream | Maple Springs Brook |
| Coordinates | 41.79686, -70.65546 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 12 ft |
| Dam Length | 350 ft |
| Year Completed | 1911 (115 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 97 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 97 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 89 acre-ft |
| Drainage Area | 11,200 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Controlled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Ma Department of Fish & Game |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | MA00035 |
| Federal ID | MA00035 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |