Townshend Dam

Townshend Dam

Townshend Lake, Vermont
Country United States
Coordinates 43°3′9.58″N 72°42′9.68″W / 43.0526611°N 72.7026889°W / 43.0526611; -72.7026889Coordinates: 43°3′9.58″N 72°42′9.68″W / 43.0526611°N 72.7026889°W / 43.0526611; -72.7026889

Townshend Dam (National ID # VT00004) is a dam in Townshend, Windham County, Vermont.

The earthen dam was constructed in 1961 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 126 feet and a length of 1700 feet at its crest.[1] It impounds Vermont's West River for flood control and seasonal storm water management. The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers.[2]

The riverine reservoir it creates, Townshend Lake, has a normal water surface of 95 acres, a maximum storage capacity of 54,300 acre-feet, and a normal storage capacity of 800 acre-feet.[1] Recreation includes fishing (for smallmouth bass, brown and rainbow trout), boating and hiking,[3] along with facilities at the nearby Townshend State Park.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Find Lakes".
  2. ↑ http://ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=VT00004
  3. ↑ "Corps Lakes Gateway: Vermont - Townshend Lake".
  4. ↑ http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/townshend.htm
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