West Thompson Lake, southeast Connecticut

West Thompson Lake is impounded by West Thompson Dam on the Quinebaug River in Windham County, Connecticut and is used for flood control and recreation purposes. Construction was completed in 1965. It has a normal surface area of 200 acres. It is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

West Thompson Dam, also known as West Thompson Lake is of earthen construction, a gravity dam. The core is earth. The foundation is rock, soil. Its height is 70 feet with a length of 2550 feet. Maximum discharge is 63000 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 47800 acre feet. Normal storage is 1200 acre feet. It drains an area of 174 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near West Thompson Lake

1 miles from West Thompson LakeWest Thompson Lake 1 miles from West Thompson LakeCargill Falls Dam 2 miles from West Thompson LakeShepherds Pond 4 miles from West Thompson LakeQuaddick Reservoir 5 miles from West Thompson LakePeck Pond 5 miles from West Thompson LakeWakefield Pond 5 miles from West Thompson LakeKeach Pond 6 miles from West Thompson LakeBuck Hill Pond 6 miles from West Thompson LakeHawkins Pond Dam-(glocester) 6 miles from West Thompson LakeClarkville Pond 6 miles from West Thompson LakeBowdish Reservoir 6 miles from West Thompson LakeDurfee Hill Wildlife Marsh #2 Dam 7 miles from West Thompson LakeLower Merino Pond 7 miles from West Thompson LakeMerino Pond 7 miles from West Thompson LakeWilbur Pond 7 miles from West Thompson LakeFactory Mutual Research Center Lower Pond 7 miles from West Thompson LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug 8 miles from West Thompson LakeLake Chaugunagungamaug 8 miles from West Thompson LakeClub Pond 8 miles from West Thompson LakeWallum Lake 8 miles from West Thompson LakeWallum Lake 8 miles from West Thompson LakeMashapaug Pond (spwy) 8 miles from West Thompson LakeBurlingame Reservoir Upper Dam 8 miles from West Thompson LakeOld Mill Pond 9 miles from West Thompson LakePonaganset Reservoir 10 miles from West Thompson LakeUnion Mill Pond 10 miles from West Thompson LakeWhitin Reservoir 10 miles from West Thompson LakePascoag Reservoir 10 miles from West Thompson LakePonaganset Reservoir 10 miles from West Thompson LakeEcho Lake 10 miles from West Thompson LakeWilson Reservoir 10 miles from West Thompson LakeCohasse Reservoir 11 miles from West Thompson LakeSouth Charlton Reservior 11 miles from West Thompson LakeGranite Reservoir 11 miles from West Thompson LakeCorbin Wildl. Marsh 11 miles from West Thompson LakeRound Top Pond 11 miles from West Thompson LakeHampton Reservoir 11 miles from West Thompson LakeSouthbridge Reservoir #5 Dam 12 miles from West Thompson LakeSmith + Sayles Reservoir 12 miles from West Thompson LakeSucker Pond

 

 

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