Watertown Dam

The Watertown Dam spans the Charles River 300m upstream from the Watertown Bridge near Watertown Square in the Town of Watertown, Massachusetts. 42°21′55.27″N 71°11′21.34″W

The history of the dam traces back to 1632 when construction of a fish weir was authorized. [cite book |last= Haglund|first= Karl|authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title= Inventing the Charles River|origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=HA79Wz6-Or0C|format= Google Books|accessdate= 2008-09-28|accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year= 2003|month= |publisher= MIT Press|location= Boston|language= |isbn= 9780262083072|oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= 424-425|chapter= 12|chapterurl= |quote= A fish weir was authorized by the General Court in 1632 at the falls two miles north of Roger Clapp's 1630 landing site, the upper reach of the Charles River tidal basin.|ref= ]

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