Mill Pond

Mill Pond is a concrete dam located in Kennebec County, Maine, built in 1915. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/06/2019
Height16 ft
Built1915111 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 16 ft
16 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

16 ft tall and 142 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.

About Mill Pond

The primary purpose of Mill Pond 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 Tex-tech Industries Inc. (private). It impounds the Wilson Stream near North Monmouth.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 142 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 180 acre-feet. Completed in 1915, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/06/2019.

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Location

StateMaine
CountyKennebec
Nearest CityNorth Monmouth
River/StreamWilson Stream
Coordinates44.27500, -70.02833

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length142 ft
Year Completed1915 (111 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage180 acre-ft
Max Storage180 acre-ft
Normal Storage144 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerTex-tech Industries Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/06/2019
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDME00100
Federal IDME00100
More InfoState Dam Safety Program