Middlebury Industrial Park

Middlebury Industrial Park is an earth dam located in Addison County, Vermont, built in 1977. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

Hazard potentialSignificantFailure could cause major damage
ConditionFair2nd of 4 ratings
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection08/08/2006
Height25 ft
Built197749 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 350 ft long, taller than 50% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Middlebury Industrial Park

Middlebury Industrial Park is a dam in Addison, Vermont. The dam is owned by Bat Re (private). It impounds the Otter Creek-tr near Middlebury.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 54 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1977, the structure is 49 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in 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 08/08/2006. That was over 20 years ago.

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Location

StateVermont
CountyAddison
Nearest CityMiddlebury
River/StreamOtter Creek-tr
Coordinates44.03745, -73.17543

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1977 (49 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage54 acre-ft
Max Storage54 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerBat Re
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection08/08/2006
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDVT00304
Federal IDVT00304
More InfoState Dam Safety Program