Slatersville Reservoir is a large lake in the village of
Slatersville
Slatersville is a village on the Branch River in the town of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the Slatersville Historic District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic distr ...
in the town of
North Smithfield
North Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, settled as a farming community in 1666 and incorporated into its present form in 1871. North Smithfield includes the historic villages of Forestdale, Primrose, Waterfo ...
in
Providence County, Rhode Island
Providence County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population. Providence County contains the city of Providence, the state capi ...
.
The Slatersville Reservoir was created for use by the nearby
Slater family
The Slater family is an American philanthropic, political, and manufacturing family from England, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut whose members include the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution," Samuel Slater, a prominent ...
's textile mills when a "larger dam, known as the Middle Dam, was built in 1849. It is long, and creates a drop. Behind the dam is the Lower Slatersville Reservoir. The smaller dam was built later to increase the water power. The sluice gate here controlled the amount of water flowing into the raceway that powered the Slatersville Mill."
["1 Slatersville Reservoir" https://www.nps.gov/blrv/planyourvisit/1-slatersville-reservoir.htm] The two dams, which now create waterfalls, can be seen from the
North Smithfield Public Library
North Smithfield Public Library is a public library at 20 Main Street in the village of Slatersville in North Smithfield, Rhode Island
North Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, settled as a farming community in ...
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See also
*List of lakes in Rhode Island
This is a list of lakes and ponds in Rhode Island, United States.
The state contains hundreds of bodies of water, totaling to of freshwater. The 237 largest lakes and ponds make up 91% of all inland freshwater area in the state. Most lakes in R ...
References
Lakes of Rhode Island
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