Moore Reservoir
Moore Reservoir | |
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Location | Grafton CountyandCoos County, New Hampshire; Caledonia CountyandEssex County, Vermont |
Coordinates | 44°20′6″N71°52′32″W/ 44.33500°N 71.87556°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Connecticut River |
Primary outflows | Connecticut River |
Basincountries | United States |
Max. length | 9.8 mi (15.8 km) |
Max. width | 2.0 mi (3.2 km) |
Surface area | 3,181 acres (12.87 km2) |
Average depth | 60 feet (18 m) |
Max. depth | 120 feet (37 m) |
Surface elevation | 806 ft (246 m) |
Settlements | LittletonandDalton, 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]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Moore Reservoir, Littleton"(PDF).NH Fish & Game.RetrievedSeptember 3,2014.
- ^The Columbia Gazetteer of North America,2000.
- ^"Connecticut River and Deerfield River Hydro Facilities"(PDF).TransCanada. June 2012. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on November 1, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 3,2014.
- Reservoirs in New Hampshire
- Reservoirs in Vermont
- Concord, Vermont
- Waterford, Vermont
- Lakes of Coös County, New Hampshire
- Lakes of Grafton County, New Hampshire
- Protected areas of Caledonia County, Vermont
- Protected areas of Essex County, Vermont
- Protected areas of Coös County, New Hampshire
- Lakes of Caledonia County, Vermont
- Lakes of Essex County, Vermont
- Littleton, New Hampshire
- New Hampshire geography stubs
- Vermont geography stubs