Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam

Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam is a dam in Town of Seymour, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam is situated nearby to the town Seymour, as well as near Ansonia.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Beaver Lake Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seymour station and Ansonia station.

Seymour station

Railway station

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Seymour station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad system located in Seymour, Connecticut. The station has one low-level side platform to the west of the single track, long enough for one door of one car to receive and discharge passengers. Seymour station is situated 2 miles north of Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam.

Ansonia station

Railway station

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Ansonia station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad system located in Ansonia, Connecticut. The station has one low-level side platform to the east of the track. Ansonia station is situated 2 miles southwest of Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam.

Ansonia Library

Library

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The Ansonia Library is the public library serving Ansonia, Connecticut. It is located at 53 South Cliff, in an architecturally distinguished Richardsonian Romanesque building designed by Connecticut architect George Keller and completed in 1892 as a gift from Caroline Phelps Stokes. Ansonia Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seymour and Ansonia.

Seymour

Town

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Seymour is a town located in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 16,748 at the 2020 census. Seymour is situated 2 miles northwest of Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam.

Ansonia

Town

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Ansonia is a city in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. Located on the Naugatuck River, it is immediately north of Derby, and about 12 miles northwest of New Haven. Ansonia is situated 2 miles southwest of Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam.

Woodbridge

Town

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Woodbridge is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 9,087 at the 2020 census. Woodbridge is situated 3 miles southeast of Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam.

Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam

Location: Town of Seymour, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.37021° or 41° 22′ 13″ north

Longitude

-73.05963° or 73° 3′ 35″ west

Elevation

341 feet (104 metres)

Open location code

87H89WCR+34

OpenStreetMap ID

way 902304876

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

4840481

Wikidata ID

Q31807165

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Cebuano: “Peat Swamp Reservoir Dam”

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