Pond Farm

Pond Farm is a concrete dam located in Penobscot County, Maine, built in 1920. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Pond Farm

The primary purpose of Pond Farm is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Ifw/state Of Maine (state). It impounds the Tr-sebois Stream.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 120 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 409 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 704 acre-feet. Completed in 1920, 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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
River/StreamTr-sebois Stream
Coordinates45.29784, -68.69853

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length120 ft
Year Completed1920 (106 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage704 acre-ft
Max Storage704 acre-ft
Normal Storage528 acre-ft
Surface Area409 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerIFW/State of Maine
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDME00742
Federal IDME00742
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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