Browns Pond

Browns Pond is a concrete dam located in Franklin County, Vermont, built in 1920. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Browns Pond

Browns Pond is a dam in Franklin, Vermont. The dam is owned by Rozzi Real Estate (private). It impounds the The Branch near Bakersfield.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 82 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 90 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 7 square miles. 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. The most recent inspection on record was 09/14/1998. That was over 27 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateVermont
CountyFranklin
Nearest CityBakersfield
River/StreamThe Branch
Coordinates44.81215, -72.79047

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeConcrete
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length82 ft
Year Completed1920 (106 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage90 acre-ft
Max Storage90 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area7 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerROZZI REAL ESTATE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/14/1998
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDVT00161
Federal IDVT00161
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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