Compensating Reservoir, southcentral Connecticut
Richards Corner Dam is created by Compensating Reservoir on the E Branch Farmington River in Litchfield County, Connecticut and is used for drinking water purposes. Construction was completed in 1920. It has a normal surface area of 455 acres. It is owned by The Metropolitan District.
Compensating Reservoir, also known as Richards Corner Dam is of earthen construction. Its height is 75 feet with a length of 950 feet. Maximum discharge is 21000 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 13470 acre feet. Normal storage is 11510 acre feet. It drains an area of 61.2 square miles.
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