Merino Pond Dam - Dudley MA
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Merino Pond Dam (ca. 1859) is an earth-fill dam retained by a stone wall, about 285 feet long and 19.5 feet high. The dam is located at the west end of Merino Pond.
Waymark Code: WM1428A
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2021
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Merino Pond Dam (ca. 1859) is an earth-fill dam retained by a stone wall, about 285 feet long and 19.5 feet high at its maximum. The dam is located at the west end of Merino Pond. The walls of the dam at its center are vertical, dry-laid stone with a rectangular concrete spillway near the middle. There are metal supports in the spillway for flashboards. The sides of the dam around the crest have been covered with concrete and stones, and the spillway is spanned by a footbridge. The south side end of the spillway section abuts the wall of the Dye House and Bleachery, and at one time, water was channeled from the pond through a pipe to power this mill. Parts of the dam have been modified over time (i.e., the crest, spillway, and upstream stone wall.) Access to the dam is restricted. It continues to function as a dam and the Town of Dudley has invested in maintaining it.
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