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Great Works Dam
Week 1 of demolition (7440125238).jpg
Great Works Dam during week 1 of demolition
Great Works Dam is located in Maine
Great Works Dam
Location of Great Works Dam in Maine
Country United States
Location Penobscot County, Maine
Coordinates 44°55′14″N 68°37′58″W / 44.92046°N 68.63275°W / 44.92046; -68.63275
Opening date 1900
Demolition date 2012
Dam and spillways
Impounds Penobscot River
Height 20 ft (6 m)
Length 1,426 ft (435 m)
Power station
Decommission date 2012
Installed capacity 8 MW

The Great Works Dam was a dam on the Penobscot River between Old Town and Bradley in Penobscot County, Maine, USA. The original Great Works Dam was constructed in the 1830s and replaced between 1887 and 1900. The dam was originally owned by the Penobscot Chemical Fibre Company and was acquired by Diamond International Corporation in 1968 along with the adjacent mill. The dam and powerhouse were sold several more times, and in 2010 the Penobscot River Restoration Trust bought the dam from PPL Corporation based on an agreement that was signed in 2004. On June 11, 2012, deconstruction of the dam began as a part of an extensive project involving four dams to restore eleven species of sea-run fish to the Penobscot River.

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