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Harriman Reservoir has a water surface area of 2,039 acres (825 ha), a maximum depth of 180 feet (55 m), and a gross storage capacity of 117,300 acre-feet (144.7 million cubic metres). [ 2 ] The dam and reservoir were named in recognition of utility executive Henry I. Harriman , a former president of the New England Power Company.
The present village of Whitingham was established in 1822, when a mineral spring with supposed healing properties was found in the area. Sadawga Brook, which feeds the Deerfield River via Harriman Reservoir, drops substantially after leaving Sadawga Lake, and provided a source of water power for industries. By 1840 the village included a ...
Townshend Dam and Lake. Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Vermont.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
All reservoirs in Vermont should be included in this category. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in Vermont See also category Lakes of Vermont
Originally the power company did not want to relocate the portion of the railroad flooded by the Harriman Dam, but was forced to by the citizens of Wilmington. The power company sold the railroad to local investors in 1928, who operated the railroad until a major flood in 1936 destroyed a bridge near Mountain Mills in Vermont.
This is a list of lakes in Vermont. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. The Vermont Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation establish the limits of Escherichia coli allowed before swimming is permitted.
Harriman Station 39 1925 Sherman Station 7 1927 Deerfield #5 14 1974 Former Deerfield #5 powerhouse Discontinued, located underwater in lower Bear Swamp reservoir, relocated to position above Bear Swamp Generating Station: 600 1974 Upper reservoir pumped from 770' to 1600', released in high demand periods. Fife Brook Station 10 1974 Deerfield #4 6
Whitingham is the central village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Whitingham, Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 91, [2] compared to 1,344 in the entire town. Part of the village comprises the Whitingham Village Historic District.