North Pond Dam

The North Pond Association owns and operates the dam on Great Meadow Stream. The dam is managed to:

• Maintain consistent water level

• Minimize erosion to the shoreline

• Provide habitat for wildlife

• Allow public access to recreate on the pond

 

Access to the dam is deeded by Pine Tree Camp on the Rome side of Great Meadow Stream and by the Desrosiers property on the Smithfield side.

 

The structure of the dam is as follows:

• Two steel uprights with a measure on the Smithfield side upright

• Two mobile steel beams which can be raised and lowered 

• One fixed beam embedded in the stream bed

 

North Pond Dam Committee consists of three volunteer members appointed by the NPA Board of Directors. Committee responsibilities include:

• Check water level at the dam weekly

• Clean debris from the beams

• Adjust the beams according to Water Level Orders set forth by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection

• Notify the Towns of Mercer, Rome, and Smithfield of beam adjustments