West Enfield 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Stanford Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penobscot Valley High School.
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 3,600 feet west of West Enfield 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 3½ miles south of West Enfield Dam.
Enfield
Village
Enfield is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,435 at the 2020 census. There is also a large seasonal population with many cottages located on Cold Stream Pond, a lake within the town. Enfield is situated 4 miles east of West Enfield Dam.
West Enfield Dam
- Location: Penobscot, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.25023° or 45° 15′ 1″ northLongitude
-68.64876° or 68° 38′ 56″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
87QH7922+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 54118248OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“West Enfield Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Enfield Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد ويست انفيلد”
- Italian: “diga di West Enfield”
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Explore places such as West Enfield and Morgan Beach.
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