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324:. Maine Department of Environmental Protection
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1100:Energy infrastructure completed in 1948
208:33,500 acre⋅ft (41,321,642 m)
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218:1,622 sq mi (4,201 km)
1090:Hydroelectric power plants in Maine
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47:Location of Skelton Dam in Maine
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344:"Skelton Dam and Fish Passage"
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319:"Hydropower Projects in Maine"
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16:Dam in Buxton / Dayton, Maine
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391:Renewable energy portal
247:Installed capacity
1125:Dams with fish ladders
1095:Dams completed in 1948
1054:Maine Central Railroad
687:South Branch Mad River
602:East Branch Saco River
524:South Branch Mad River
241:76 ft (23 m)
192:Spillway capacity
171:76 ft (23 m)
504:Old Course Saco River
269:between the towns of
226:488 acres (2 km)
103:43.56944°N 70.55889°W
479:Little Ossipee River
299:Brookfield Renewable
147:Brookfield Renewable
122:Power, flood control
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205:Total capacity
108:43.56944; -70.55889
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353:19 September
351:. Retrieved
349:. FPL Energy
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326:. Retrieved
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827:Skelton Dam
822:Silver Lake
767:Conway Lake
752:Barker Pond
707:West Branch
692:South River
617:Ellis River
562:Beech River
529:South River
469:Kezar River
438:Tributaries
279:York County
259:Skelton Dam
130:Operational
106: /
94:070°33′32″W
82:Coordinates
22:Skelton Dam
1105:Saco River
1079:Categories
873:Brownfield
797:Moose Pond
787:Kezar Lake
747:Balch Pond
672:Saco River
662:Pine River
642:Mill Brook
592:Deer River
577:Cold River
514:Saco River
459:Cold River
430:Saco River
305:References
267:Saco River
162:Saco River
91:43°34′10″N
1042:Landmarks
1033:Waterford
1028:Waterboro
998:Shapleigh
948:Limington
913:Effingham
863:Biddeford
817:Sand Pond
777:Echo Lake
757:Broad Bay
647:New River
632:Mad River
597:Dry River
494:Mad River
432:watershed
295:fish lift
291:Biddeford
200:Reservoir
1023:Tamworth
1008:Stoneham
1003:Standish
968:Newfield
943:Limerick
923:Fryeburg
883:Chocorua
868:Bridgton
858:Bartlett
158:Impounds
143:Owner(s)
64:Location
973:Ossipee
963:Madison
918:Freedom
903:Denmark
893:Cornish
853:Baldwin
848:Arundel
265:on the
251:16.8 MW
119:Purpose
56:Country
1018:Sweden
993:Sebago
983:Porter
953:Lovell
938:Hollis
898:Dayton
888:Conway
878:Buxton
275:Dayton
271:Buxton
261:is an
176:Length
168:Height
127:Status
72:Dayton
68:Buxton
958:Lyman
933:Hiram
908:Eaton
843:Acton
836:Towns
735:Lakes
446:Maine
347:(PDF)
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283:Maine
76:Maine
1013:Stow
988:Saco
355:2012
330:2012
289:and
287:Saco
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257:The
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