Watertown Dam
E190217
Watertown Dam is a historic low-head dam on the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts, that once powered local industry and now helps regulate river flow and fish passage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Watertown Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
low-head dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Charles River ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
fish migration barrier
ⓘ
sediment transport alteration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concrete spillway
ⓘ
fish ladder ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
creation of upstream impoundment
ⓘ
impoundment of the Charles River ⓘ |
| hasType | run-of-river dam ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic dam ⓘ |
| historicUse |
industrial power generation
ⓘ
water power for local industry ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf | Newton, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Watertown, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Charles River ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| managedBy | Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation ⓘ |
| near |
Watertown Arsenal
ⓘ
surface form:
Watertown Arsenal area
Charles River Bike Path ⓘ
surface form:
Watertown Greenway
Watertown Riverfront Park ⓘ Watertown Square ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
|
| partOf | Charles River watershed ⓘ |
| purpose |
fish passage management
ⓘ
river flow regulation ⓘ |
| region | Greater Boston ⓘ |
| riskType | low-head dam hazard ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | drowning risk below spillway ⓘ |
| sitsAtElevationRelativeToSeaLevel | low elevation ⓘ |
| subjectOf | dam removal and river restoration discussions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aesthetic river control
ⓘ
recreation enhancement upstream ⓘ |
| usedToPower |
industrial facilities along the Charles River in Watertown
ⓘ
mills in Watertown ⓘ |
| watercourse | Charles River ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.