Shepaug Dam

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Shepaug Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Shepaug River in Connecticut, known for its power generation and as a popular winter bald eagle viewing site.

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Shepaug Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
constructionCompleted 1955 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsReservoir Lake Lillinonah NERFINISHED ⓘ
crosses Shepaug River ⓘ
downstreamFrom Shepaug River ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
gridConnection New England power grid ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility Shepaug Eagle Observation Area parking lot ⓘ
hasPart Shepaug Hydroelectric Station ⓘ
hasPowerhouse yes ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
hasWildlifeViewingArea Shepaug Eagle Observation Area ⓘ
height approximately 140 feet ⓘ
inBasinCountry United States ⓘ
isPartOf Housatonic River watershed ⓘ
knownFor bald eagle winter viewing ⓘ
hydroelectric power production ⓘ
length approximately 1,412 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Connecticut ⓘ
Litchfield County, Connecticut ⓘ
Northeast United States ⓘ
locatedNear Housatonic River ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Shepaug River ⓘ
managedBy FirstLight Power Resources ⓘ
near Newtown, Connecticut ⓘ
Roxbury, Connecticut ⓘ
Southbury, Connecticut ⓘ
notableSpeciesObserved bald eagle ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 2 ⓘ
openingYear 1955 ⓘ
operatedBy Eversource Energy ⓘ
ownedBy Connecticut Light and Power Company ⓘ
linked to: Eversource Energy

Eversource Energy ⓘ
plantCapacity approximately 42 megawatts ⓘ
purpose hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
recreationActivity birdwatching ⓘ
boating on Lake Lillinonah ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
region New England ⓘ
reservoirName Lake Lillinonah NERFINISHED ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
upstreamReservoir Lake Lillinonah NERFINISHED ⓘ
watercourse Shepaug River ⓘ

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

Shepaug River → near → Shepaug Dam ⓘ
Lake Lillinonah → createdBy → Shepaug Dam ⓘ