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West Enfield Dam

Coordinates: 45°15′01″N 68°38′57″W / 45.250280°N 68.649060°W / 45.250280; -68.649060
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West Enfield Dam
West Enfield Dam is located in Maine
West Enfield Dam
Location of West Enfield Dam in Maine
CountryUnited States
LocationPenobscot County, Maine
Coordinates45°15′01″N 68°38′57″W / 45.250280°N 68.649060°W / 45.250280; -68.649060
Opening date1894
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsPenobscot River
Height23 ft (7 m)
Length970 ft (296 m)[1]
Power Station
Commission date1988
Turbines2 × 11.4 MW bulb
Installed capacity22.8 MW

The West Enfield Dam, also known as the Stanford Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Penobscot River just above its confluence with the Piscataquis River between the towns of Enfield and Howland in Penobscot County, Maine, USA.The dam actually traverses a thin strip of the territory of the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation. The dam has a fish passage.[2] Its power plant has an 13 MW installed capacity.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Dams in Maine". Maine.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Penobscot River Restoration Project" (PDF). Penobscot River Restoration Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. ^ "West Enfield Dam". IndustCards. Retrieved 22 August 2023.