Waterbury Dam

Waterbury Dam

The Waterbury Dam was built between 1935-1938 by 2,000 men working for the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, to serve as one of three dams to control the flow of Little River, Vermont, Winooski River and its tributaries. In 1927, flood waters from the Winooski River killed over 55 people and caused an estimated $13,000,000 in damage. Along with flood control, the dam also generates electric energy, generating an average of convert|15000000|kWh|MJ|0 annually.

The convert|2130|ft|m long dam is filled with convert|2200000|cuyd|m3 of material, including convert|3490|cuyd|m3|0 of clay in its center portion. The rocks, which serve as the dams walls, were hand placed during the dam's original construction in 1938. The dam was modified in 1957 and 1958 to provide for increased security.

External links

* [http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/project/vermont/factsh/pdf/water.pdf U.S. Corps of Engineers] "Waterbury Dam, Waterbury, Vermont, Dam Safety Assurance Program. Fact Sheet"

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