Great Falls Reservoir
Great Falls Reservoir is a reservoir in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. Great Falls Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet Amesville, as well as near Falls Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Falls and Regional High School.
Great Falls
Waterfall
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Great Falls is a waterfall formed along the Housatonic River at Falls Village in the town of Canaan amidst Connecticut's Litchfield Hills. Great Falls is the highest volume waterfall in the state, though a great deal of its potential water volume is diverted immediately upstream during most of the year for hydro-electric power generation.
Regional High School
School
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Housatonic Valley Regional High School is a public high school in Falls Village, Connecticut, United States. The high school serves the six towns of the Region 1 School District, comprising the towns of Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Falls Village and Salisbury.
Falls Village
Village
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Falls Village is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 538, out of 1,234 in the entire town of Canaan.
Salisbury
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Salisbury is a city in Connecticut. It includes the village of Lakeville, home to Lime Rock Park raceway.
Canaan
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Canaan is in the Litchfield Hills, otherwise known as the Connecticut Berkshires, in northern Litchfield County.
Great Falls Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.96386° or 41° 57′ 50″ northLongitude
-73.37083° or 73° 22′ 15″ westElevation
653 feet (199 metres)Open location code
87H8XJ7H+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 909787001OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
4835278
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