Orono, southcentral Maine

Orono Dam is on the Stillwater River in Penobscot County, Maine and is used for hydroelectric power and recreation purposes. Construction was completed in 1917. It has a normal surface area of 140 acres. It is owned by Ppl Maine, Llc.

 

Orono is concrete, a gravity dam, buttress supported. Its height is 15 feet with a length of 1180 feet. Maximum discharge is 48000 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 1300 acre feet. Normal storage is 812 acre feet. It drains an area of 7710 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Orono

1 miles from OronoBlackman Stream Dam 1 2 miles from OronoOrono Water Works Dam 2 miles from OronoStillwater 4 miles from OronoCarlton Pond WPA 4 miles from OronoBasin Mills 4 miles from OronoGreat Works Stream Dam 4 miles from OronoMilford 4 miles from OronoVeazie 5 miles from OronoGilman Falls 6 miles from OronoChemo Pond 8 miles from OronoPushaw Lake 9 miles from OronoSunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge 11 miles from OronoPushaw Lake 11 miles from OronoPhilips Lake 12 miles from OronoSouadabscook Stream Dam 12 miles from OronoBrewer Lake 13 miles from OronoAlamoosook Dam 13 miles from OronoFloods Pond 13 miles from OronoPhillips Lake 13 miles from OronoMountain Pond 14 miles from OronoSwetts Pond 15 miles from OronoMopang Second Lake 15 miles from OronoHermon Pond 16 miles from OronoBeech Hill Pond 17 miles from OronoOlamon Dam 18 miles from OronoGreen Lake 19 miles from OronoGreat Pond 20 miles from OronoBranch Lake 20 miles from OronoWebb Brook Dam 20 miles from OronoSilver Lake 20 miles from OronoLong Pond 20 miles from OronoCold Stream Pond 20 miles from OronoGraham Lake

 

 

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