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The
Hopkins Dam, built
with hundreds of granite blocks
weighing many thousands of pounds each
were skillfully laid in formation over 120 years
ago to hold back the water and give us Little
Sebago Lake. The dam is in good condition
and structurally sound. The LSLA has budgeted
carefully for the continued maintenance and
necessary repair to the dam.
The dam will be opened on Friday October 18,
2015 to begin the lowering of the lake to the
winter level. At the same time the Dam Crew will
review and dry run the 2016 Emergency Action
Plan before submitting it to the state for approval.
In a summer
that was fairly uneventful
weather-wise, we were able to maintain the lake
at our summer high level while still maintaining at
least the minimum mandated flow rate.
We hope to have the 35 year old catwalk over
the dam replaced by the end of October which
will complete all budgeted repair for 2015.
Dam Crew
Bruce Micucci, Chris Micucci, Rod Bernier,
Jonathan Bernier, Jim Theiss
HOPKINS DAM REPORT (Cont.)