geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirTownshend Dam is a dam in Townshend, Windham County, Vermont.
Dam
Townshend Dam |
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 Townshend Lake, Vermont |
Country | United States |
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Coordinates | 43°3′9.58″N 72°42′9.68″W |
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Height (foundation) | 126 feet (38 m) |
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Length | 1,700 feet (520 m) |
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Total capacity | 800 acre-feet (987,000 m3) |
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Surface area | 95 acres (38 ha) |
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The earthen dam was constructed in 1961 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 126 feet and a length of 1700 feet at its crest.[1] It impounds Vermont's West River for flood control and seasonal storm water management. The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers.[2] Its National ID number is VT00004.
The riverine reservoir it creates, Townshend Lake, has a normal water surface of 95 acres, a maximum storage capacity of 54,300 acre-feet, and a normal storage capacity of 800 acre-feet.[1] Recreation includes fishing (for smallmouth bass, brown and rainbow trout), boating and hiking,[3] along with facilities at the nearby Townshend State Park.[4]
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Towns | Connecticut |
- Chester
- Cromwell
- Deep River
- East Haddam
- East Hampton
- East Hartford
- East Windsor
- Enfield
- Essex
- Glastonbury
- Haddam
- Hartford
- Higganum
- Lyme
- Middletown
- Moodus
- Old Lyme
- Old Saybrook
- Portland
- Rocky Hill
- South Windsor
- Suffield
- Thompsonville
- Wethersfield
- Windsor
- Windsor Locks
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Crossings |
- Amtrak Old Saybrook – Old Lyme Bridge
- Arch Bridge
- Bulkeley Bridge
- Calvin Coolidge Bridge
- Canalside Rail Trail Bridge
- Cheshire Bridge
- Columbia Bridge
- Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge
- Dexter Coffin Bridge
- French King Bridge
- Gill–Montague Bridge
- Hampden County Memorial Bridge
- Janice Peaslee Bridge
- Joseph E. Muller Bridge
- Ledyard Bridge
- Lyme–East Thetford Bridge
- Morey Memorial Bridge
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge
- Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge
- Piermont Bridge
- Pittsburg–Clarksville Covered Bridge
- Ranger Bridge
- Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge
- Sunderland Bridge
- Vietnam Memorial Bridge
- Wells River Bridge
- Willimansett Bridge
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