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Show CONNECTICUT RIVER COMPACT 77 " (2) At Union Village on the Ompompanoosuc River, controlling a drainage area of approximately one hundred twenty-six (126) square miles, and providing flood control storage for approximately four and one-half (41^) inches of run-off over said drainage area, the dam at said reservoir to be constructed in such manner as to provide for flood control and also for a recreational lake, to be maintained during the summer months at a substantially constant minimum level, to be fixed by the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army except when increased temporary storage is required for flood control. "(3) At North Hartland on the Ottauquechee River, controlling a drainage area of approximately two hundred twenty-two (222) square miles, and providing flood control storage for approximately four and one-tenth (4.1) inches of run-off over said drainage area, the dam at said reservoir to be for flood control purposes only. "(4) At Groton Pond on the Wells River, controlling a drainage area of approximately seventeen and three-tenths (17.3) square miles, and providing flood-control storage for approximately seven (7) inches of run-off over said drainage area, and the dam at said reservoir to be constructed in such manner as to provide for flood control and also for a recreational lake, the level of the water to be maintained during the summer months at a substantially constant minimum level, to be fixed by the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, ex- cept when increased temporary storage is required for flood control. "(b) Three reservoirs in the State of New Hampshire as follows: " (1) At Bethlehem Junction on the Ammonoosuc River, controlling a drainage area of approximately ninety (90) square miles and pro- viding flood-control storage for approximately six (6) inches of run- off over said drainage area, the dam at said reservoir to be constructed in such manner as to provide for flood control and also for a recrea- tional lake to be maintained during the summer months at a substan- tially constant minimum level, to be fixed by the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, except when increased temporary storage is required for flood control. " (2) At Stocker Pond in the Towns of Grantham and Springfield, controlling a drainage area of approximately thirty-four and four- tenths (34.4) square miles, and providing flood-control storage for approximately six (6) inches of run-off over said drainage area, the dam at said reservoir to be constructed for flood control, and in addi- tion thereto to be so designed and constructed as to provide for further development by increasing the storage capacity, the added storage to be used for water conservation or power development, at the option of the State of New Hampshire. "(3) At Surry Mountain on the Ashuelot River, controlling a drainage area of approximately one hundred (100) square miles, and providing flood-control storage for approximately six (6) inches of run-off over said drainage area, the dam at said reservoir to be con- structed in such manner as to provide for flood control, and in addi- tion thereto to be so designed and constructed as to provide for further development by increasing the storage capacity, the added storage to be used for water conservation or power development, at the option of the State of New Hampshire. |