Winsor Dam

Winsor Dam

Infobox_Dam
dam_name= Winsor Dam


caption= Winsor Dam on the Quabbin
official_name= Winsor Dam
crosses= Swift River
reservoir= Quabbin Reservoir
locale= Belchertown
maint=MWRA
length= 2,640 ft (805 m)
height= 295 ft (90 m)
width= 1100 ft (335 m)
began= 1935
open= 1939
closed=
bridge_carries= Winsor Dam Road
bridge_width= Two lanes
bridge_clearance= Unrestricted
bridge_traffic= Closed
map_width=
coordinates= coord|42|16|59|N|72|20|36|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title
lat=
long=
extra=The Winsor Dam and the Goodnough Dike impound the waters of the Swift River and the Ware River Diversion forming the Quabbin Reservoir, the largest water body in Massachusetts. According to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation the Winsor Dam is one of the largest dams in the U.S. east. The Winsor Dam is part of the Chicopee River Watershed. The Winsor Dam was named for Frank E. Winsor, its chief engineer. [Structurae|id=s0001145|title=Winsor Dam]

Characteristics

The dam has the following characteristics:
* Length: 2640 ft (805 m)
* Top width: 35 ft (10.7 m)
* Max. bottom width: 1100 ft (335 m)
* Height above river: 170 ft (52 m)
* Height above bedrock: 295 ft (90 m)
* Amount of earth fill: 4 million cubic yards (3,000,000 m3).

References

External links

* [http://www.foquabbin.org/faxfigs.html Technical information]
* [http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfw_quabbin.htm Information about the Quabbin Reservoir]
* [http://home.manhattan.edu/~walter.matystik/wcb/2/files/boston.htm Court order and statement of facts about MWRA facilities]


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