Watertown Dam, Watertown

Name: Watertown Dam
Address: Watertown, United States

#9 among attractions in Watertown

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Facts and practical information

The Watertown Dam spans the Charles River 980 feet upstream from the Watertown Bridge near Watertown Square in Watertown, Massachusetts. The dam is located where the Charles River tidal estuary historically ended. Watertown Dam is of Concrete construction, a gravity dam. Its length is 220 feet. Its capacity is 30 acre-feet. Normal storage is 20 acre-feet. It drains an area of 0.2 square miles. ()

Opened: 1900 (125 years ago)Length: 220 ftCoordinates: 42°21'55"N, 71°11'21"W

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Newton (Nonantum)Watertown United States

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Day trips

Watertown Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Armenian Library and Museum of America, Oakley Country Club, Jackson Homestead, Evangelical Baptist Church.

~1000 ftNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Armenian Library and Museum of America, Watertown
5 min walk • Armenian Museum of America, located in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States, is an institution that has the largest collection of Armenian artifacts in North America.
1.2 miNE
Golf
Oakley Country Club, Watertown
31 min walk • The Oakley Country Club is a private 18 hole golf club located in Watertown, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1898 and has served Bobby Jones and Donald Ross.
0.8 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Jackson Homestead, Newton
20 min walk • The Jackson Homestead, located at 527 Washington Street, in the village of Newton Corner, in Newton, Massachusetts, is an historic house that served as a station on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War.
0.6 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Evangelical Baptist Church, Newton
15 min walk • The Evangelical Baptist Church is an historic church located at 23 Chapel Street, in the village of Nonantum in Newton, Massachusetts.
0.6 miNW
42°22'8"N • 71°11'56"W
The Plumbing Museum, Watertown
15 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
0.7 miSW
Church
Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District, Newton
20 min walk • Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District encompasses a complex of Roman Catholic religious buildings in the Nonantum village of Newton, Massachusetts. It includes four fine examples of brick Gothic Revival architecture: the church, convent, and rectory, as well as Trinity Catholic High School.
0.7 miNW
Museum, History museum
Browne House, Watertown
20 min walk • The Abraham Browne House is a colonial house located at 562 Main Street, Watertown, Massachusetts, US. It is now a nonprofit museum operated by Historic New England and open to the public two afternoons per year.
0.5 miNE
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Edmund Fowle House, Watertown
13 min walk • The Edmund Fowle House is a historic house and local history museum at 28 Marshall Street in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. Built in 1772, it is the second-oldest surviving house in Watertown, and served as the meeting place for the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in the first year of the American Revolutionary War.
0.7 miSW
Synagogue
Adams Street Shul, Newton
18 min walk • Congregation Agudas Achim Anshei Sfard, more commonly known as The Adams Street Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 168 Adams Street in the village of Nonantum in Newton, Massachusetts.
~990 ftE
Bridge
Watertown Bridge, Watertown
5 min walk • The Watertown Bridge is a five-lane traffic bridge over the Charles River, carrying Rt. 16 and Galen Street. It connects Watertown Square on the north side and Watertown Yard on the south side of Watertown, Massachusetts.
1.3 miSW
42°21'6"N • 71°12'24"W
The Paint Bar, Newton
34 min walk • Museum, Nightlife, Paint and pottery studios

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Watertown Dam?

Nearby attractions include Watertown Bridge, Watertown (5 min walk), Armenian Library and Museum of America, Watertown (5 min walk), Henry Bigelow House, Newton (12 min walk), Seth Adams House, Newton (12 min walk).

How to get to Watertown Dam by public transport?

The nearest stations to Watertown Dam:

Bus

Watertown Yard • Lines: 502, 504, 57 (6 min walk)
Galen St @ Boyd St • Lines: 502, 504, 57 (11 min walk)

Train

Newtonville (32 min walk)