Dead River is a concrete dam located in Androscoggin County, Maine, built in 1900. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 18 ft18 ft tall and 150 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 Dead River
The primary purpose of Dead River is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Department of Agriculture/state of Maine (state). It impounds the Dead.
The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 150 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4,058 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 120 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 86 square miles. Completed in 1900, 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 | Maine |
| County | Androscoggin |
| River/Stream | Dead |
| Coordinates | 44.35095, -70.15314 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Concrete |
| NID Height | 18 ft |
| Dam Height | 18 ft |
| Dam Length | 150 ft |
| Year Completed | 1900 (126 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 120 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 120 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 20 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 4,058 acres |
| Drainage Area | 86 sq mi |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Owner | Department of Agriculture/state of Maine |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | ME00433 |
| Federal ID | ME00433 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |