Howland Dam
The Howland Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Piscataquis River at its confluence with the Penobscot River in Howland, Penobscot County, Maine, USA. The Howland Dam was purchased by the Penobscot River Restoration Trust in 2010 from PPL Corporation, formerly Pennsylvania Power and Light, under an agreement reached several years earlier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Howland Dam (Maine)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penobscot Valley High School and West Enfield Dam.
Penobscot Valley High School
School
Penobscot Valley High School is a 9–12 school serving approximately 140 students in Howland, Maine, United States. PVHS also employs approximately 28 teachers. PVHS is the only 9-12 school in SAU 31. Penobscot Valley High School is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Howland Dam.
West Enfield Dam
Dam
The West Enfield Dam, also known as the Stanford Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Penobscot River just above its confluence with the Piscataquis River between the towns of Enfield and Howland in Penobscot County, Maine, USA.The dam actually traverses a thin strip of the territory of the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation. West Enfield Dam is situated 1 mile northeast of Howland Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howland and Edinburg.
Howland
Town
Howland is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, which was settled in 1818. It was named after John Howland, one of the passengers on the Mayflower.
Edinburg
Village
Edinburg is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 134 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area. Edinburg is situated 2½ miles southeast of Howland Dam.
Passadumkeag
Village
Photo: E Julienn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Passadumkeag is a town on the east bank of the Penobscot River at the confluence with the Passadumkeag River in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Passadumkeag is situated 4½ miles southeast of Howland Dam.
Howland Dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Howland Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Howland Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد هاولاند”
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