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North Hartland Dam

Coordinates: 43°36′17.78″N 72°21′38.02″W / 43.6049389°N 72.3605611°W / 43.6049389; -72.3605611
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North Hartland Dam
North Hartland Dam
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43°36′17.78″N 72°21′38.02″W / 43.6049389°N 72.3605611°W / 43.6049389; -72.3605611

North Hartland Dam (National ID # VT00002) is a dam on the Ottauquechee River in Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont.

The earthen dam was constructed between 1958 and 1961 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 182 feet (55 m), and a length of 1,640 feet (500 m) at its crest.[1] It impounds the river for flood control and storm water management. The dam is owned and operated by the New England District, North Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The riverine reservoir it creates, North Hartland Lake, has a normal water surface of 215 acres (87 ha), a maximum capacity of 94,600 acre-feet (120 million cubic meters), and a much smaller normal capacity of 2,350 acre⋅ft (2.9 million m3).[2] Recreation includes fishing, swimming and boating in the summer, and winter sports such as snowmobiling, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Dam Name - North Hartland Dam". Ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  2. ^ "Piercefield Flow Lake Titus Lake Clear Area". Findlakes.com. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  3. ^ "North Hartland Lake, Vermont". Nae.usace.army.mil. Retrieved 2012-09-24.