Dwight, Massachusetts
Dwight Dam is on the Chicopee River in Hampden County, Massachusetts and is used for hydroelectric power and recreation purposes. Construction was completed in 1860. At normal levels it has a surface area of 32 acres. It is owned by Consolidated Edison Energy Massachusetts, Inc.
Dwight is masonry, a gravity dam. Its height is 24 feet with a length of 327 feet. Maximum discharge is 21000 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 423 acre feet. Normal storage is 200 acre feet. It drains an area of 718 square miles.
Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Dwight
Upper Bemis Pond Lower Bemis Pond Chicopee Van Horn Park Lower Dam Van Horn Park Upper Dam Holyoke - Overflow No. 4 Holyoke - Overflow No. 2 Chicopee Reservoir Holyoke - Overflow No. 3 
Springfield Armory National Historic Site Bray Reservoir West Dike Clear Pond Holyoke Dam Ashley Pond Bray Reservoir West Dike Mclean Reservoir Bearhole Reservoir Holyoke - Overflow No. 1 Watershops Pond Breckwood Pond Putnam S Puddle Dam Forest Park Upper Pond Indian Orchard Dam Chapin Pond Forest Park Middle Pond Robinson State Park Dam Harris Pond Whiting Street Pond Wade Lake Leaping Well Reservoir Provin Mountain Reservoir Queensville Pond Mill Pond Ludlow Manufacturing Assoc. Dam Nash Hill Reservoir Powdermill Brook Dam Arm Brook Dam Lake Bray Nashawannuck Pond Crescent Lake
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