HODGES VILLAGE DAM

FRENCH RIVER - Thames River Basin - Oxford, MA

DRAINAGE AREA: 31.1 sq.mi.

PERMANENT POOL: None

FLOOD CONTROL STORAGE
Capacity: 13,250 Acre Feet
8.0 Inches of Runoff
Area at Crest: 740 Acres

DAM
Type: Rolled Earth Fill with Concrete Cut-off Wall
Length: 2,140 Feet
Top Elev = 520.0 Ft NGVD (54.5 Ft)

CONTROL WORKS
Type: 2 Rectangular Conduits
Size: 5'x 6'
Length: 206 Feet
Invert Elev = 465.5 Ft NGVD
Capacity (Full Pool): 1,760 cfs
Gates (Type): Elec Slide
Number: 2
Size: 5'x 6'
Channel Capacity = 525 cfs

SPILLWAY
Type: Chute Spillway with Concrete Ogee Weir
Length: 125 Feet
Elev = 501.0 Ft NGVD (35.5 Ft)

SPILLWAY DESIGN FLOOD

• Original Design Criteria:
• Rainfall Excess = 22.3 inches
• Initial Pool Level = Full
• Flood Control Outlet Gates = Inoperable
• Peak Inflow = 35,600 cfs
• Peak Outflow = 25,800 cfs
• Max. Pool = 515.1 ft-NGVD
• Freeboard = 4.9 ft
• Current HMR 51 & 52 Criteria:
• Rainfall Excess = 26.9 inches
• Initial Pool Level = Full
• Flood Control Outlet Gates = Operable
• Peak Inflow = 31,400 cfs
• Peak Outflow = 26,600 cfs
• Max. Pool = 515.3 ft-NGVD
• Freeboard = 4.7 ft

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES: Greenbrier Park is leased to the Town of Oxford, MA. It includes amenities such as Little League Ballfields, tennis courts, wildlife viewing areas, and hiking trails. Future plans for Greenbrier Park include the construction of a skateboard park, with volleyball net and running track. Fifteen miles of trails on project lands provide opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and sightseeing

TOTAL COST: $4,421,000

PLACED IN OPERATION: October 1959