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Year |
Month |
Description |
Comment |
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1860 |
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Dam
was constructed under supervision of Cushing & DeWitt
Details; Length= 475', Height= 20',
Hgt
above level of full pond= 5', Avg depth of water= 10',
Length of rollway= 25'
West Dike: Length= 310', Height= 10', Width= 25' |
> 150 years old |
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1886 |
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Stated in 1933 report that the "...Feb 12-15, 1886 storm
resulted in the water level rising by 6 feet in that brief period." |
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1868 |
1920 |
Ten events recorded with level over 4" above the old spillway |
> 11.5' lake level |
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1924 |
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Ordered that water level to be kept low until repairs are made |
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1927 |
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Report states that water level has been kept low for past four years
and that a lower level was ordered until repairs were made. Owner
agreed to keep water level to 7 feet below the spillway |
~ 4' lake level |
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1928 |
Dec |
Ordered that water level to be kept at least 5.5' below the
spillway. Also, a gauge was ordered to be placed at the gate house. |
~ 5.5' lake level |
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1929 |
May |
Ordered to comply with 5.5' below spillway prior order. |
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1929 |
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Request made "…so that a level of about 9' (or 3' below the
spillway) be maintained during the summer months instead of the the
5' or 6' that now prevails…" |
~ 8' lake level |
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1933 |
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Records which start with 1867 through 1928 indicate that the
reservoir was drawn upon each year to its entire capacity and that
by August or September of most years it was completely exhausted. |
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1934 |
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First time written rules for water level during different periods of
the year. For the April-Aug period, the max allowed level was
set at 3' below the spillway. |
~ 8' lake level |
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1938 |
Sept |
One of the worst hurricanes to hit Rhode Island.
Local resident remembers seeing the lake level being 1' or
2' below the floor of the bridge
(Link
to 8 part video) |
~15' to 16' lake level |
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1939 |
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Repairs were made to the control structure |
repair |
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1943 |
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Report suggests that level be kept about 4' below the spillway |
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1976 |
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Constructed a new bridge across the spillway |
bridge |
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1983 |
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Trash rack was replaced, cleared brush & trees, & repaired rip-rap |
repair |
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1985 |
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Built cinder block house & added fencing |
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1992 |
July |
Constructed a new bridge across the spillway (steel) |
bridge |
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1992 |
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Smithfield Fence replaced the fence at the gate house |
repair |
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1993 |
May |
Brush clearing party |
brush |
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1993 |
June |
Shaft was pulled and repairs were made to the gate structure |
repair |
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1993 |
June |
Replaced roof on gate house $950. Wind blew old roof off |
repair |
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1993 |
June |
$250 appropriated for diver to make repairs under water |
repair |
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1994 |
Nov |
Volunteers cut brush on lake side of the dam |
brush |
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1995 |
Nov |
Volunteers cut brush on dam |
brush |
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1997 |
July |
Some work on spillway (no details) |
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1998 |
Jul-Oct |
Court Order giving Pascoag Upper Dam Association control of water level
& access to dam house (PUDA authority was passed on to the new Pascoag
Reservoir Dam Management District). |
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1999 |
June |
Idea for a special tax district was discussed at annual meeting |
**** |
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1999 |
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Permission to do brush clearing was refused by
owner |
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2000 |
July |
Volunteers cut brush on dam |
brush |
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2002 |
May |
Clean spillway & widened it to 21 feet |
repair |
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2003 |
Dec |
American Landscaping cleared brush from dam |
brush |
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2007 |
March |
Pascoag Upper Dam Association Resolution asking towns to create a Dam
Management District |
**** |
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2008 |
March |
Stanley Tree cleared brush & trees from dam & spillway ($9,100) |
brush |
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2008 |
Nov |
Repointed Spillway walls - O'Donnell Masonry ($3,600) |
repair |
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2008 |
Sept |
Had the dam treated for vegetation control by VCS ($1,200) |
brush |
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2009 |
Sept |
Follow up vegetation control treatment by VCS ($400) |
brush |
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2010 |
April |
Initial
meeting of the
Pascoag
Reservoir Dam Management District -
By-laws
Approved |
**** |
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2010 |
Aug |
First Annual Budget Meeting of PRDMD |
**** |
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2010 |
Oct |
Had gate and drain pipe inspected (Innertech $1,800) |
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2010 |
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Completed a boundary and topological survey ($4,440) |
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2011 |
July |
New & Improved fencing around the gate house. - N. Smithfield Fence
($2,296) |
repair |
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2011 |
Sept |
Vegetation control treatment by VCS ($453) |
brush |
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2012 |
|
Filled a significant hole on left of the spillway -
Many volunteers and donations of equipment and
rip-rap by Mark Albert... |
repair |
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2012 |
Apr |
Footbridge - Replace boards & Scrape & Paint - Mostly volunteers plus
crane work by Stanley Tree. (est $1,500 ) |
repair |
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2012 |
Oct |
New roof & painted gate house (Rylah $425) |
repair |
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2013 |
July |
Emergency repair of broken gate stem. Work was done by InnerTech.
Labor= $4,313, Material= $1,150 Total= $6,463 |
repair |
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2013 |
Sept |
Volunteers mowed top of dam |
brush |
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2013 |
Sept |
Vegetation control treatment by VCS ($475) |
brush |
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2014 |
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Had a financial audit done - ($700) |
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2014 |
Oct |
Added a guide above the gate to keep it squared up (Innetech
$2,174) |
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2015 |
Mar |
Had Innertech inspect new guide - concern it may had come loose...
Finding all was well |
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2015 |
Aug |
Hired Innertech to install sacrificial anode - ($544) |
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2015 |
Aug |
Vegetation control treatment by VCS ($475) |
brush |
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2015 |
Nov |
Purchased and installed automation for opening/closing the gate.
($5,415) - Now able to open/close with just 2 people & second person
is for safety reasons. |
Video link |
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