Weymouth Pond

Weymouth Pond is a concrete dam located in Somerset County, Maine, built in 1880. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Weymouth Pond

Weymouth Pond is a dam in Somerset, Maine. The dam is owned by Richard Lachance (private). It impounds the Bog Brook.

The dam stands 7 feet tall and stretches 40 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 87 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 233 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1880, 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMaine
CountySomerset
River/StreamBog Brook
Coordinates44.96632, -69.33044

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height7 ft
Dam Height7 ft
Dam Length40 ft
Year Completed1880 (146 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage233 acre-ft
Max Storage233 acre-ft
Normal Storage155 acre-ft
Surface Area87 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerRichard LaChance
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDME00521
Federal IDME00521
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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