Cooks Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, built in 1920. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 12 ft12 ft tall and 75 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 Cooks Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Cooks Pond 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 Kapell Pinnacle Watercourse Trust (private). It impounds the Tributary of Town Brook near Plymouth.
The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 75 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 229 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3,600 square miles. Completed in 1920, 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 | Plymouth |
| River/Stream | Tributary of Town Brook |
| Coordinates | 41.92427, -70.66655 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 12 ft |
| Dam Length | 75 ft |
| Year Completed | 1920 (106 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 229 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 229 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 42 acre-ft |
| Drainage Area | 3,600 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | None |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Kapell Pinnacle Watercourse Trust |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | MA01027 |
| Federal ID | MA01027 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |