The West Enfield Dam, also known as the Stanford Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the

Penobscot River The Penobscot River (Abenaki: ''Pαnawάhpskewtəkʷ'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 22, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's We ...

just above its confluence with the

Piscataquis River The Piscataquis River is a major tributary of the Penobscot River, found in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. It starts from the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch () in Blanchard. The river flows in a mostly eastern direction ...

between the towns of

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and Howland in

Penobscot County, Maine Penobscot County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, named for the Penobscot Nation on Wabanakik. As of the 2020 census, the population was 152,199. Its county seat is Bangor. The county was established on February 15, 1816, from part of ...

, USA.The dam actually traverses a thin strip of the territory of the

Penobscot Indian Island Reservation Penobscot Indian Island Reservation (Abenaki: ''Álənαpe Mə́nəhan'') is an Indian reservation for the Penobscot Tribe of Maine, a federally recognized tribe of the Penobscot

. The dam has a fish passage. Its power plant has an 13 MW installed capacity.

References

{{stack, {{Portal, Water, Renewable energy Dams in Maine Buildings and structures in Penobscot County, Maine Hydroelectric power plants in Maine Dams completed in 1894