Amelia Earhart Dam
The Amelia Earhart Dam is an earth-fill dam spanning the Mystic River near its mouth between Somerville and Everett, Massachusetts. It was built in 1966 to regulate tidal effects and the incursion of salt water in the upstream river basin.
- Monitoring station
- …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
- …is operated by United States Geological Survey
- Description: dam in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as“MYSTIC R AT AMELIA EARHART DAM NR SOMERVILLE, MA”“Mystic River at Amelia Earhart Dam”
- Established: December 4, 2007
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Assembly station and Assembly Square Marketplace.
Assembly station
Metro station
Assembly station is a rapid transit station in Somerville, Massachusetts. Assembly station is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Amelia Earhart Dam.
Assembly Square Marketplace
Shopping center
Assembly Square is a neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Assembly Square Marketplace is situated 2,100 feet west of Amelia Earhart Dam.
Wellington station
Metro station
Wellington station is a Massachusetts Bay… Wellington station is situated 2,300 feet north of Amelia Earhart Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ten Hills and Mount Vernon Street Historic District.
Ten Hills
Neighborhood
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Ten Hills is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the city of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Sullivan Square
Locality
Sullivan Square is a traffic circle located at the…
Amelia Earhart Dam
- Category: dam
- Location
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Latitude
42.39565° or 42° 23′ 44″ north
Longitude
-71.07505° or 71° 4′ 30″ west
Open location code
87JC9WWF+7X
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OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Amelia Earhart Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Amelia Earhart Dam”
- Chinese: “阿米莉亚·埃哈特水坝”
- Chinese: “阿米莉亞·埃哈特水壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد اميليا ايرهارت”
- Italian: “diga di Amelia Earhart”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hendersonville and East Somerville.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Mystic River downstream of Amelia Earhart Dam and Draw Seven Parking Lot.
Massachusetts: Highlights
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