The sandbags have been removed and the heavy equipment is gone. There is water flowing over the rock weir and through the new crib on its way to the Penobscot River. The top of the rock weir is approximately 125.6 ft. above sea level. It should hold back water in Chemo Pond to the same […]
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 […]
Membership Newsletter 2021 CHEMO POND LAKE ASSOCIATION The CPLA email address is: chemopondla@gmail.com Summer is finally upon us after one very, long year! And we all are looking forward to beautiful days on the lake. As mentioned in previous newsletters, we are committed to providing periodic updates to our members regarding state of […]
In 1929 the roll dam was built on Blackman Stream approximately ½ mile upstream from the current location of Leonard’s Mill. The dam was placed by the Penobscot Water Company, a predecessor of the Orono Veazie Water District. It was constructed to maintain a stable level of water in Chemo Pond to provide a reserve […]