Great Works Stream

Great Works Stream is a timber crib dam located in Penobscot County, Maine, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Great Works Stream

Great Works Stream is a dam in Penobscot, Maine. The dam is owned by Maine Bureau Of Parks And Lands (state). It impounds the Great Works.

The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 178 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 75 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 55 acre-feet. Completed in 1963, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years 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 11/20/2001. That was over 24 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
River/StreamGreat Works
Coordinates44.91367, -68.59793

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeTimber Crib
NID Height8 ft
Dam Height8 ft
Dam Length178 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage55 acre-ft
Max Storage55 acre-ft
Normal Storage41 acre-ft
Surface Area75 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerMaine Bureau of Parks and Lands
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/20/2001
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDME00578
Federal IDME00578
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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