Skelton Dam

Dam in Buxton / Dayton, Maine

43°34′10″N 070°33′32″W / 43.56944°N 70.55889°W / 43.56944; -70.55889PurposePower, flood controlStatusOperationalOpening date1948Owner(s)Florida Power & LightDam and spillwaysImpoundsSaco RiverHeight76 ft (23 m)Length1,695 ft (517 m)Spillway typeGate-controlledSpillway capacity69,600 cu ft/s (1,971 m³/s)ReservoirTotal capacity33,500 acre⋅ft (41,321,642 m³)Catchment area1,622 sq mi (4,201 km²)Surface area488 acres (2 km²)Power StationHydraulic head76 ft (23 m)Installed capacity16.8 MW^[1]

The Skelton Dam is an embankment dam on the Saco River between the towns of Buxton and Dayton in York County, Maine. It is located about 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Saco and Biddeford. The dam was completed in 1948 with the primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation. The largest fish lift in Maine was completed on the dam in 2001. The dam and facilities are owned by Brookfield Renewable.^[2]

References

^ "Hydropower Projects in Maine" (PDF). Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
^ "Skelton Dam and Fish Passage" (PDF). FPL Energy. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

Saco River watershed

Tributaries

Maine	Charles River Cold River Hancock Brook Kezar River Little Cold River Little Ossipee River Little River Little Saco River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Old Course Saco River Ossipee River Saco River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Tenmile River West Branch Tenmile River
New Hampshire	Bearcamp River Beech River Chocorua River Cold River (Bearcamp River) Cold River Cutler River Dan Hole River Deer River Dry River East Branch Saco River East Branch Whiteface River East Fork East Branch Saco River Ellis River Little Cold River Lovell River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Mill Brook New River Ossipee River Pequawket Brook Pine River Rocky Branch Saco River Sawyer River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Swift River (Bearcamp River) Swift River (Saco River) West Branch Whiteface River Wildcat Brook Wonalancet River

Maine