Talbot Country Club Pond (country Club Drive) is an earth dam located in Talbot County, Maryland, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 16 ft16 ft tall and 550 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 Talbot Country Club Pond (country Club Drive)
The primary purpose of Talbot Country Club Pond (country Club Drive) is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Talbot Country Club (private). It impounds the Trippe Creek-tr near See Remarks.
The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 109 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1963, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years 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. The most recent inspection on record was 12/11/2019.
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Location
| State | Maryland |
| County | Talbot |
| Nearest City | See Remarks |
| River/Stream | Trippe Creek-tr |
| Coordinates | 38.72113, -76.09479 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 16 ft |
| Dam Height | 12 ft |
| Dam Length | 550 ft |
| Year Completed | 1963 (63 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 109 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 109 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 31 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 10 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 51 cfs |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Owner | Talbot Country Club |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 12/11/2019 |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | MD00339 |
| Federal ID | MD00339 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |