Little Echo Lake is a concrete dam located in Hancock County, Maine, built in 1900. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 10 ft10 ft tall and 115 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 Little Echo Lake
Little Echo Lake is a dam in Hancock, Maine. The dam is owned by Smallidge Family Limited Partnership (private). It impounds the Denning Brook near Mt.desert.
The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 115 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 255 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,000 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 08/13/2018.
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Location
| State | Maine |
| County | Hancock |
| Nearest City | Mt.desert |
| River/Stream | Denning Brook |
| Coordinates | 44.34207, -68.33895 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Concrete |
| NID Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Length | 115 ft |
| Year Completed | 1900 (126 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 1,000 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 1,000 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 940 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 255 acres |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Other |
| Owner | Smallidge Family Limited Partnership |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 08/13/2018 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | ME00600 |
| Federal ID | ME00600 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |