Brodhead

About Brodhead

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

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 2,800 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 151 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,150 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 525 square miles. Completed in 1849, 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 fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 11/13/2013. That was over 12 years ago.

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