Saville Dam
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Saville Dam is a large masonry dam in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, that creates the Barkhamsted Reservoir, a major water supply source for the Hartford area.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
masonry dam
ⓘ
water supply dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Litchfield County, Connecticut
ⓘ
Dams in Connecticut ⓘ Water supply infrastructure in Connecticut ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates | Barkhamsted Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Farmington River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | impoundment of Farmington River ⓘ |
| hasDownstreamRiver | Farmington River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccessAlongRoad | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
gatehouse
ⓘ
intake tower ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | roadway along dam crest ⓘ |
| height | approximately 135 feet ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Metropolitan District Commission water system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,950 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barkhamsted, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Connecticut ⓘ Litchfield County, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Farmington River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Barkhamsted Center, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Route 318, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Calvin D. Saville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCommunityRelocatedForReservoir | Barkhamsted Hollow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1940s ⓘ |
| operator | Metropolitan District Commission of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Metropolitan District Commission of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hartford regional water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | municipal water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Hartford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Barkhamsted Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| reservoirUse | drinking water supply ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Connecticut River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSupplyFor | Hartford, Connecticut metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.