Milliken Mills Pond

Milliken Mills Pond is a concrete dam located in York County, Maine, built in 1950. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionFair2nd of 4 ratings
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/13/2011
Height15 ft
Built195076 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 15 ft
15 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

15 ft tall and 164 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 Milliken Mills Pond

Milliken Mills Pond is a dam in York, Maine. The dam is owned by Old Orchard Beach (local government). It impounds the Mill Brook.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 164 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 54 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1950, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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. The most recent inspection on record was 09/13/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateMaine
CountyYork
River/StreamMill Brook
Coordinates43.54417, -70.39222

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length164 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage54 acre-ft
Max Storage54 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerOld Orchard Beach
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection09/13/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDME96027
Federal IDME96027
More InfoState Dam Safety Program