Blackstone River Saranac Dam At Canal Street

About Blackstone River Saranac Dam At Canal Street

The primary purpose of Blackstone River Saranac Dam At Canal Street is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Town Of Blackstone (local government). It impounds the Blackstone River near Blackstone.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 254 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 358 square miles. Completed in 1910, 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. 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 09/29/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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