Cooks Brook Dam is a concrete dam located in York County, Maine, built in 1900. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 15 ft15 ft tall and 50 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 Cooks Brook Dam
The primary purpose of Cooks Brook Dam 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 Penny & Darren Shay (private). It impounds the Cooks Brook.
The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 50 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 65 acre-feet. 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. The most recent inspection on record was 05/21/2018.
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Location
| State | Maine |
| County | York |
| River/Stream | Cooks Brook |
| Coordinates | 43.57662, -70.60083 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Concrete |
| NID Height | 15 ft |
| Dam Height | 15 ft |
| Dam Length | 50 ft |
| Year Completed | 1900 (126 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 65 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 65 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 50 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 16 acres |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Penny & Darren Shay |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 05/21/2018 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | ME00543 |
| Federal ID | ME00543 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |