Perkins Pond

Perkins Pond is an earth dam located in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Perkins Pond

The primary purpose of Perkins Pond 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 Perkins, Richard (private). It impounds the Daggett Brook near Brainerd.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 120 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 70 acre-feet. Completed in 1975, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years 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 11/17/2008. That was over 17 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyCrow Wing
Nearest CityBrainerd
River/StreamDaggett Brook
Coordinates46.68264, -94.13985

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height8 ft
Dam Length120 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Max Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage10 acre-ft
Max Discharge7 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerPerkins, Richard
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection11/17/2008
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMN00827
Federal IDMN00827
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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