Lower Flint Pond Dam
Lower Flint Pond Dam is a masonry dam located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.
About Lower Flint Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Lower Flint 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 Alexina Desmarais (private). It impounds the Dunstable Brook near Tyngsborough.
The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 70 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 16 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 7 square miles.
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 05/14/2015. That was over 10 years ago.
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Location
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Middlesex |
| Nearest City | Tyngsborough |
| River/Stream | Dunstable Brook |
| Coordinates | 42.67643, -71.42346 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Masonry |
| NID Height | 28 ft |
| Dam Length | 70 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 16 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 16 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 8 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 2 acres |
| Drainage Area | 7 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Alexina Desmarais |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Fair |
| Last Inspection | 05/14/2015 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | MA02505 |
| Federal ID | MA02505 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |