List of dams and reservoirs in New Hampshire facts for kids
Dams are like big walls built across rivers. They hold back water, creating a large lake called a reservoir. These reservoirs are super useful! They can store water for drinking, help control floods, and even make electricity. New Hampshire has many important dams and reservoirs that help manage its water resources.
The government and other groups keep track of these dams. A "major dam" is usually very tall (about 50 feet or 15 meters) and can hold a lot of water (at least 5,000 acre-feet, which is a huge amount!). Some dams are considered major even if they aren't as tall, as long as they can hold an enormous amount of water (25,000 acre-feet).
Important Dams and Reservoirs in New Hampshire
Blackwater Dam and Reservoir
Here is a list of some of the important dams and their reservoirs in New Hampshire:
- Ayers Island Dam, Ayers Island Reservoir, managed by Public Service Company Of New Hampshire (an energy company)
- Bellamy Reservoir Dam, Bellamy Reservoir, managed by the City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Blackwater Dam, Blackwater Reservoir, managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), a government agency that builds and manages public works
- Deering Dam, Deering Reservoir, managed by the New Hampshire Water Resources Council
- Everett Dam, Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir, managed by USACE
- Frank D. Comerford Dam, Comerford Reservoir, managed by TransCanada Corporation (a large energy company, located on the Vermont border)
- Franklin Falls Dam, Franklin Falls Reservoir, managed by USACE
- Franklin Pierce Dam, Franklin Pierce Lake, managed by Public Service Company Of New Hampshire
- Hopkinton Dam, Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir, managed by USACE
- Jericho Pond Dam, Jericho Lake, privately owned
- Edward MacDowell Dam, Edward MacDowell Lake, managed by USACE
- McIndoes Dam, McIndoes Reservoir, managed by TransCanada Corporation (on the Vermont border)
- Meadow Pond Dam (this dam failed in the past), privately owned
- Moore Dam, Moore Reservoir, managed by TransCanada Corporation (on the Vermont border)
- Murphy Dam, Lake Francis, managed by the New Hampshire Water Resources Council
- Otter Brook Dam, Otter Brook Reservoir, managed by USACE
- Pontook Dam, Pontook Reservoir, managed by the New Hampshire Water Resources Council
- Surry Mountain Dam, Surry Mountain Lake, managed by USACE
- Weare Dam, Weare Reservoir, managed by the New Hampshire Water Resources Council
- Wheeler Dam, Arlington Mill Reservoir, managed by the Town of Salem, New Hampshire
See also
- List of dam removals in New Hampshire
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