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Stillwater Dam
Stillwater Dam (Maine) is located in Maine
Stillwater Dam (Maine)
Location of Stillwater Dam in Maine
Country United States
Location Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine
Coordinates 44°54′43″N 68°41′02″W / 44.9118100°N 68.6837800°W / 44.9118100; -68.6837800
Opening date 1937
Owner(s) Black Bear Hydro
Dam and spillways
Impounds Stillwater River
Height 20 ft (6 m)
Length 1,768 ft (539 m)
Power station
Installed capacity 1.95 MW

The Stillwater Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Stillwater River in Old Town north of downtown Orono in Penobscot County, Maine. As a part of the Penobscot River restoration and the removal of the Great Works and Veazie dams, the Stillwater Dam and the Orono Dam will be upgraded to maintain previous levels of power generation.

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