Belleville

About Belleville

The primary purpose of Belleville is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Village Of Belleville (local government). It impounds the Sugar near Belleville.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 230 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 112 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 172 square miles. Completed in 1860, the structure is one of the older dams in the region, with over a century and a half 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 satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 09/22/2021.

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