Colebrook River Lake, northwest Connecticut

Colebrook River Lake is impounded by Colebrook River Dam on the West Branch Farmington River in Litchfield County, Connecticut and is used for flood control, drinking water and recreation purposes. Construction was completed in 1969. Its normal surface area is 1.2 square miles. It is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

Colebrook River Dam, also known as Colebrook River Lake is of earthen construction, rock fill, a gravity dam. The core is earth. The foundation is rock, soil. Its height is 215 feet with a length of 1300 feet. Maximum discharge is 92000 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 137000 acre feet. Normal storage is 47500 acre feet. It drains an area of 118 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Colebrook River Lake

1 miles from Colebrook River LakeGoodwin 1 miles from Colebrook River LakeColebrook River Lake 2 miles from Colebrook River LakeColebrook River Lake 3 miles from Colebrook River LakeFosters Pond 3 miles from Colebrook River LakeHowells Pond 4 miles from Colebrook River LakeBarkhamsted Reservoir 5 miles from Colebrook River LakeMad River Dam 5 miles from Colebrook River LakeRugg Brook Reservoir 6 miles from Colebrook River LakeHighland Lake 7 miles from Colebrook River LakeHighland Lake 7 miles from Colebrook River LakeSouth Silver Dam 7 miles from Colebrook River LakeCrystal Lake 7 miles from Colebrook River LakeSaville Dam 8 miles from Colebrook River LakeNorth Silver Lake 8 miles from Colebrook River LakeWood Creek Pond 8 miles from Colebrook River LakeLake McDonough 8 miles from Colebrook River LakeWinchester Lake 8 miles from Colebrook River LakeNorfolk Brook Dam 6 8 miles from Colebrook River LakeCompensating Reservoir 9 miles from Colebrook River LakeWest Side Dam 5 9 miles from Colebrook River LakePark Pond 10 miles from Colebrook River LakeClam Lake 10 miles from Colebrook River LakeOtis Reservoir 10 miles from Colebrook River LakeWood Creek Dam Site 9 10 miles from Colebrook River LakeBorden Brook Reservoir 10 miles from Colebrook River LakeYork Lake 10 miles from Colebrook River LakeThousand Acre Site #1 Dam 11 miles from Colebrook River LakeWest Lake 11 miles from Colebrook River LakeGranville Reservoir 11 miles from Colebrook River LakeCobble Mountain Reservoir 11 miles from Colebrook River LakeOtis Reservoir 11 miles from Colebrook River LakeHall Pond (north and south) 11 miles from Colebrook River LakeWinchell Reservoir 11 miles from Colebrook River LakeCobble Mountain Reservoir 11 miles from Colebrook River LakeAbbey Lake 12 miles from Colebrook River LakeSpringfield Water Works Intake Dam 13 miles from Colebrook River LakeWest Parish Filter #1 Dam 13 miles from Colebrook River LakeWest Parish Filter #3 Dam 13 miles from Colebrook River LakeWest Parish Filter #2 Dam 13 miles from Colebrook River LakeGreat Pond

 

 

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