Pleasant Lake is a timber crib dam located in Washington 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 embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About Pleasant Lake
The primary purpose of Pleasant Lake is hydroelectric. The dam generates hydroelectric power by channeling water through turbines, converting the energy of flowing water into electricity. The dam is owned by Maine Dept of Marine Resources (state). It impounds the Sixteenth Stream.
The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 50 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 339 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,541 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.
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Location
| State | Maine |
| County | Washington |
| River/Stream | Sixteenth Stream |
| Coordinates | 45.06333, -67.47104 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Timber Crib |
| NID Height | 15 ft |
| Dam Height | 15 ft |
| Dam Length | 50 ft |
| Year Completed | 1900 (126 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 1,541 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 1,541 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 24 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 339 acres |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Hydroelectric |
| Owner | Maine Dept of Marine Resources |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | ME00634 |
| Federal ID | ME00634 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |