Big Meadow is a concrete dam located in Washington County, Maine. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 12 ft12 ft tall and 16 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 Big Meadow
The primary purpose of Big Meadow is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Tide Mill Farms Inc. (private). It impounds the 0 near Edmunds Twp.
The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 16 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, and has a storage capacity of 108 acre-feet.
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 09/13/2010. That was over 16 years ago.
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Location
| State | Maine |
| County | Washington |
| Nearest City | Edmunds Twp |
| Coordinates | 44.83899, -67.18905 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Concrete |
| NID Height | 12 ft |
| Dam Height | 12 ft |
| Dam Length | 16 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 108 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 108 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 18 acres |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Tide Mill Farms Inc. |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 09/13/2010 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | ME96166 |
| Federal ID | ME96166 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |