Amelia Earhart Dam (Somerville, Massachusetts)
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Amelia Earhart Dam is on the Malden and Mystic Rivers in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and is used for improved navigation, flood control and recreation. Construction was completed in 1965. It is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
It is of earthen construction, a gravity dam. Its length is 950 feet. Its capacity is 6645 acre feet. Normal storage is 4520 acre feet. The dam also include three sets of locks which allow boats to pass.
It is of earthen construction, a gravity dam. Its length is 950 feet. Its capacity is 6645 acre feet. Normal storage is 4520 acre feet. The dam also include three sets of locks which allow boats to pass.
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Coordinates: 42°23'41"N 71°4'29"W
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