Pawtucket Dam (Lowell, Massachusetts)

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Without this, there would never have been a Lowell.
This is a 1,093-foot-long, 15-foot-high masonry gravity dam (Pawtucket Dam) that includes a 980.5-foot-long spillway with a crest elevation of 92.2 feet (NGVD 29), and five 5-foot-high pneumatically-operated crest gates.
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Coordinates:   42°38'55"N   71°19'56"W
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