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Dossier #723 · GRanD 2180

Wachusett Reservoir Dam

🇺🇸United States · Nashua River River · near Worcester

Built 1906 · Dam · data quality: Good

HydroelectricityWater supply
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
35 m
Crest length
434 m
Reservoir capacity
282.5 MCM
Reservoir area
16.4 km²
Average depth
17.2 m
Catchment
325 km²
Avg discharge
7,462 L/s
Elevation
120 masl
Degree of regulation
120 %

Notes

Built 1906

Provenance

Record 723 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 42.4021, -71.6897.