Barre Falls Dam - Barre, MA
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N 42° 25.678 W 072° 01.510
18T E 744721 N 4701583
Designed and constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, this dam substantially reduces flooding along the Ware, Chicopee, and Connecticut rivers. Construction of the project began in May 1956 with completion in July 1958.
Waymark Code: WM13XV4
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2021
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The project consists of an earth fill dam with stone slope protection 885 feet (269.7 m) long and 69 feet (21.03 m) high. There are three dikes totaling 3,215 feet (979.93 m) in length with a maximum elevation of 48 feet (14.64 m). Cut in rock, the spillway comprises a concrete weir 60 ft (18.28 m). in length. The weir's crest elevation is 23 feet (7.0 m) lower than the top of the dam. There is no lake at the Barre Falls Dam. The flood storage area for the project, which is normally empty, stores floodwaters and covers about 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) in the towns of Barre, Hubbardston, Rutland, and Oakham, Massachusetts. The entire project, including all associated lands, covers 2,407 acres (9.74 km2). The Barre Falls Dam can store up to 7.82 billion US gallons (29,600,000 m3) of water for flood control purposes. This is equivalent to 8.2 inches (20.82 cm) of water covering its drainage area of 55 square miles (142.45 square kilometers)
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