As of this past weekend, most of the construction appears to be done. The spillway is complete, part of the roll dam has been removed and just the sandbags are left at the left spillway. The following photos show the completed crib, spillway and rock weir plus a couple of photos up at the roll […]
In these photos and video, we see the completion of the crib replacement in the left spillway. Walls were built both upstream and downstream from the old portion of the dam to the new concrete drib then stone was filled in between the walls. On the upstream side, mortared stone was placed to help seal […]
Construction continues replacing the left spillway in the dam at Leonard’s Mill. The footings were poured earlier this week (see the first video). The construction crew worked into the night on Thursday placing rebar, forms, and pouring the concrete for the sides and top of the spillway (see the second video). The photos are from […]
Here are some more photos of the ongoing dam construction at Leonard’s Mill from October 17-23. They show the removal of the rotting wooden crib and reinforcement of the coffer dam. There are tons of water flowing through the dam right now. The coffer dam had to be reinforced to hold back the additional 7 […]
The following photos were taken on October 15-20 and show the coffer dam being built and reinforced to hold back the water from the left spillway after recent rains. Once the area is dry, work will begin to pour the concrete spillway to replace the rotting wooden one. Here is a video of the filling […]
Construction began around October 13 and will continue for around 2 weeks. An overview of the project entails the replacement of the wooden crib in the left spillway of the dam, placement of a rock weir in front of the left spillway to replace the seasonal boards in the spillway that helps control the water […]
For those of you who are new to Chemo Pond or are unaware of the ongoing issues we have had with the water level in the pond, here is a brief refresher. There are two dams on Blackman Stream between Chemo Pond and the Penobscot River. The functional one is at the Maine Forest and […]
This is the Powerpoint presentation of our guest speaker Matt Scott. If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Trenholm at chemopondla@gmail.com
Come to the CPLA Annual Meeting on Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 11 am to 1 pm at the Eddington Town Hall. Lunch will be served. We have a guest speaker, Matt Scott, from Lake Stewards of Maine. He will be discussing the health of Chemo Pond. We will also have the latest updates on […]
February 26, 2022 dawned clear and cold. Over 114 ice fishermen and women spread out across Chemo Pond for the first annual Frost “Bite” Fishing Derby. The Derby was hosted by CPLA and sponsored by Darling Chevrolet in Ellsworth, who provided some of the prize money and all the raffle prizes, and Nolan Webber of […]