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The dam controls the surface level of the river basin as well its tributaries upstream, including the Back Bay Fens and Muddy River and to prevent sea water from entering the Charles River freshwater basin during high tides. It replaced the 1910 Charles River Dam upstream, now the site of the Boston Museum of Science. The 1910 dam includes two ...
The original lock for the Charles River was incorporated into the dam, just west of the Charles River Dam Bridge, but it was replaced by three parallel locks in the new Charles River Dam, located further east, at the site of the old Warren Bridge. The former lock at the Charles River Dam Bridge now allows water and small ships to flow freely.
Natick officials have started the process of removing the Charles River Dam, which is expected to cost about $1.5 million.
Site of a ferry established in 1630; [2] obsoleted by the Charles River Bridge, built 1786 (New) Charles River Dam: pedestrians and bikers 1978 Fish ladder, pumps and three locks for navigation. Site of the Warren Bridge, built 1828, demolished 1962.
Nearly 1,000 people weighed in on community use and recreation near Natick's Charles River Dam, with many wanting to see improved public access.
The Charles River (Massachusett: Quinobequin), sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles, is an 80-mile-long (129 km) river in eastern Massachusetts.It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a highly meandering route, that doubles back on itself several times and travels through 23 cities and towns before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. [1]
This earthen dam on Lake Boon, off Barton Road in Stow, drains into the Assabet River, April 26, 2024. 'Field collection and data': Removal of Natick's Charles River Dam will take about five years
The 1978 Charles River Dam, located behind the TD Garden, controls the water level in the river basin.An earlier dam (see Charles River Dam Bridge), located beneath the Museum of Science, was completed in 1910 with the purpose of creating a fresh water river basin and riverfront park in Boston and Cambridge.