A Short Description of North Springfield Lake
North Springfield Lake and Stoughton Pond Recreation Area are developed for multiple use.
Located on 1,372 acres of public lands along the Black River and the North Branch, these
areas offer a variety of settings.
Directions
To North Springfield Lake from Springfield: Take Route 106 North 3 miles to Reservoir Road,
go right 1 mile, the dam and lake are on the left.
Background
This project is part of the system of reservoirs and local protection works for the
control of floodwaters in the Connecticut River Basin. The dam is operated to help protect
downstream areas in Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut from flood damage. The dam was
completed in 1960 at a cost of $7 million and has thus far prevented $57.3 million in flood
damages. The record flood occurred April 1987 with the reservoir at 82% full.
Facts
- constucted: 1957-1960
- length of dam: 2,940 feet
- height of dam: 120 feet
- base width: 610 feet
- top width: 30 feet
- total embankment: 1,740,000 cubic yards
- elevation top of dam: 570.0 feet mean sea level
- length of spillway: 384 feet
- elevation spillway crest: 545.5 feet mean sea level
- concrete: 18,000 cubic yards
- total fee-owned area: 1,372 acres
- drainage area: 158 square miles
- maximum capacity: 16.6 billion gallons
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