Country United States Impounds Penobscot River Commission date 1988 Impound Penobscot River | Opening date 1894 Length 970 ft (296 m) Height 7 m | |
Location Penobscot County, Maine Similar Milford Dam, Veazie Dam, Great Works Dam |
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. The dam actually traverses a thin strip of the territory of the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation. The dam has a fish passage. Its power plant has an 11.4 MW installed capacity.
Map of West Enfield Dam, Howland, ME 04448, USA
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