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.

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Saville Dam canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf masonry dam ⓘ
water supply dam ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Litchfield County, Connecticut ⓘ
Dams in Connecticut ⓘ
Water supply infrastructure in Connecticut ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1936 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates Barkhamsted Reservoir ⓘ
crosses Farmington River ⓘ
function impoundment of Farmington River ⓘ
hasDownstreamRiver Farmington River ⓘ
hasPublicAccessAlongRoad yes ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
hasStructure gatehouse ⓘ
intake tower ⓘ
hasViewpoint roadway along dam crest ⓘ
height approximately 135 feet ⓘ
isPartOf Metropolitan District Commission water system ⓘ
isTouristAttraction yes ⓘ
length approximately 1,950 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Barkhamsted, Connecticut ⓘ
Connecticut ⓘ
Litchfield County, Connecticut ⓘ
locatedInWatershed Farmington River watershed ⓘ
locatedNear Barkhamsted Center, Connecticut ⓘ
Route 318, Connecticut ⓘ
material masonry ⓘ
namedAfter Calvin D. Saville ⓘ
nearCommunityRelocatedForReservoir Barkhamsted Hollow ⓘ
openingDate 1940s ⓘ
operator Metropolitan District Commission of Connecticut ⓘ
owner Metropolitan District Commission of Connecticut ⓘ
partOf Hartford regional water supply system ⓘ
primaryPurpose municipal water supply ⓘ
regionServed Greater Hartford ⓘ
reservoirName Barkhamsted Reservoir ⓘ
reservoirType artificial lake ⓘ
reservoirUse drinking water supply ⓘ
riverSystem Connecticut River watershed ⓘ
waterSupplyFor Hartford, Connecticut metropolitan area ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Barkhamsted, Connecticut → hasPart → Saville Dam ⓘ
Farmington River → hasStructure → Saville Dam ⓘ
Barkhamsted Reservoir → hasStructure → Saville Dam ⓘ
Barkhamsted Reservoir → formedBy → Saville Dam ⓘ