Lower Locks - Pawtucket Canal - Lowell, MA
N 42° 38.654 W 071° 18.419
19T E 310876 N 4723888
The end of Lowell's canal system.
Waymark Code: WM588P
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2008
Views: 21
The Lower Locks of the Pawtucket Canal includes two lock chambers, a dam, and sluice gates that control water in the Pawtucket and Eastern Canals. The lock chambers were originally built to help canal boats get around the 32-foot drop at Pawtucket Falls.
Here at this dam, the Lower Locks on the Pawtucket Canal dumps into the Concord River just before the Concord converges with the Merrimack River.
Waterway where the dam is located: Pawtucket Canal - Merrimack River
Main use of the Water Dam: Hydroelectric Power Production
Material used in the structure: masonry
Height of Dam: Not listed
Date built: Not listed
Fishing Allowed: Not Listed
Motor Sports Allowed: Not Listed
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