Weymouth Pond is a concrete dam located in Somerset County, Maine, built in 1880. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 7 ft7 ft tall and 40 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 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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Location
| State | Maine |
| County | Somerset |
| River/Stream | Bog Brook |
| Coordinates | 44.96632, -69.33044 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Concrete |
| NID Height | 7 ft |
| Dam Height | 7 ft |
| Dam Length | 40 ft |
| Year Completed | 1880 (146 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 233 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 233 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 155 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 87 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Other |
| Owner | Richard Lachance |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | ME00521 |
| Federal ID | ME00521 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |