Dam at Highgate Falls, Vermont
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Vermontish
N 44° 56.053 W 073° 02.899
18T E 653998 N 4977495
One of two hydro dams on the river
Waymark Code: WM49N0
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2008
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Provides power primarily for towns of Highgate and Swanton. The generating station is roughly 1,000 feet downstream.
What isn't evident here is that the dam is topped by a reinforced rubber tube, 15 feet in diameter, which is inflated or deflated to maintain the desired water level (computer-controlled blowers and valves keep the water to within an inch of the set height). When it was first installed, it was the longest of its type in the world.
Default photo taken from adjacent truss bridge.
Check out this short video taken during an especially rainy period in July of 2008.