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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).

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Technical information
{{Massachusetts Dams in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Hampshire County, Massachusetts Hydraulic engineering Dams completed in 1939