National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Pritchards Pond Dam (CT 00033), Naugatuck River Basin, Waterbury, Connecticut. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
Pritchards Pond Dam is an embankment dam formed by Pearl Lake Road. It has a total length of 249 feet and a maximum height of 8.7 feet. The exact age of the dam is not known but it is believed to be at least 100 years old. There is a no longer functioning outlet box located on the right side of the dam that presumably controlled a 6-inch cast iron outlet pipe on the downstream side of the dam. There is a bar screen and 4 foot wide overflow spillway located in the center of the dam. This spillway drops down to a 15-inch pipe which outlets at the downstream side of the dam. The downstream side has a stone masonry wall along approximately 90 feet of the dam's length, with varying heights. The dam appears in good shape but requires some work. Specifically, this would include developing a functioning outlet works, spillway maintenance and removal of trees on or close to the dam. Pritchards Pond dam has a tributary watershed of 0.25 square miles. At the spillway crest it has a water surface area of 11 acres and a storage capacity of 14 acre-feet. The storage capacity at the top of the dam is 115 acre-feet. The pipe spillway has a capacity of 16 cfs with the water at the top of the dam.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA143220
Entities
Organizations
- New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers