Watertown Dam

The Watertown Dam spans the Charles River 980 feet upstream from the Watertown Bridge near Watertown Square in Watertown, Massachusetts. The dam is located where the Charles River tidal estuary historically ended. Watertown Dam is of concrete construction, a gravity dam, last rebuilt in 1966. Its length is 220 feet. Its capacity is 30 acre-feet. Nor…
The Watertown Dam spans the Charles River 980 feet upstream from the Watertown Bridge near Watertown Square in Watertown, Massachusetts. The dam is located where the Charles River tidal estuary historically ended. Watertown Dam is of concrete construction, a gravity dam, last rebuilt in 1966. Its length is 220 feet. Its capacity is 30 acre-feet. Normal storage is 20 acre-feet. It drains an area of 0.2 square miles.
  • Impounds: Charles River
  • Length: 220 feet (67 m)
  • Total capacity: 30 acre⋅ft (37,000 m³)
  • Catchment area: 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²)

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