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Moore Reservoir

Coordinates:44°20′6″N71°52′32″W/ 44.33500°N 71.87556°W/44.33500; -71.87556
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Moore Reservoir
Location of Moore Reservoir in New Hampshire and Vermont, USA.
Location of Moore Reservoir in New Hampshire and Vermont, USA.
Moore Reservoir
Location of Moore Reservoir in New Hampshire and Vermont, USA.
Location of Moore Reservoir in New Hampshire and Vermont, USA.
Moore Reservoir
Location of Moore Reservoir in New Hampshire and Vermont, USA.
Location of Moore Reservoir in New Hampshire and Vermont, USA.
Moore Reservoir
LocationGrafton CountyandCoos County, New Hampshire;
Caledonia CountyandEssex County, Vermont
Coordinates44°20′6″N71°52′32″W/ 44.33500°N 71.87556°W/44.33500; -71.87556
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsConnecticut River
Primary outflowsConnecticut River
BasincountriesUnited States
Max. length9.8 mi (15.8 km)
Max. width2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Surface area3,181 acres (12.87 km2)
Average depth60 feet (18 m)
Max. depth120 feet (37 m)
Surface elevation806 ft (246 m)
SettlementsLittletonandDalton, New Hampshire;
WaterfordandConcord, Vermont

Moore Reservoiris animpoundmenton theConnecticut Riverlocated in the communities ofLittleton, New Hampshire;Dalton, New Hampshire;Waterford, Vermont;andConcord, Vermont.It occupies approximately 3,181 acres (12.87 km2).[1]

It was created by the completion of theMoore Damin 1956, which caused the flooding of several villages, includingPattenville, New Hampshire,and oldWaterford, Vermont.[2]Moore Dam is now owned and operated byTransCanada Corporation.With a capacity of 192 megawatts, it is the most productive of TransCanada's thirteen hydroelectric facilities in New England.[3]

The lake is classified as a cold- and warmwater fishery, with observed species includingbrook trout,rainbow trout,brown trout,smallmouthandlargemouth bass,chain pickerel,bullpout,northern pike,androck bass.[1]

Separated from the main reservoir by the Curran-McAvoy Causeway (on which runsInterstate 93), Pine Island, pictured here at low water level, is a popular area for boating and swimming.

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References

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  1. ^ab"Moore Reservoir, Littleton"(PDF).NH Fish & Game.RetrievedSeptember 3,2014.
  2. ^The Columbia Gazetteer of North America,2000.
  3. ^"Connecticut River and Deerfield River Hydro Facilities"(PDF).TransCanada. June 2012. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on November 1, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 3,2014.