The Chicopee Falls Dam is a masonry stone dam that parallels Route 33 (Bridge Street) in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It is part of the Chicopee River Watershed. The dam was constructed in the late 19th century,^{[citation needed]} and is owned by the City of Chicopee. It impounds the waters of the Chicopee River at Chicopee Falls, to form the Chicopee Reservoir.

Chicopee Falls Dam
Chicopee Falls Dam
Official name	Chicopee Falls Dam
Location	Chicopee, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°09′36″N 72°34′51.5″W
Construction began	late 1800
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Chicopee River
Height	10 ft (3.05 m)
Length	300 ft (91.44 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Chicopee Reservoir

This is the third-to-last dam on the Chicopee River before it empties into the Connecticut River just north of Springfield.^{[citation needed]}

Flash-boards have been installed to raise the level of the impoundment above the original height of the dam. Therefore, the dam's effective height is greater than the 10 feet (3.0 m) shown in its specifications.

References

• Massachusetts water resources