Harriman Dam

The water from the dam flows through a penstock to a power generation plant in the adjacent town of Readsboro.

[2] It was purchased from the TransCanada Corporation in 2017 by Great River Hydro LLC, which currently operates the facility.

[3] It is an earthen dam with a relatively unusual concrete "glory hole" (freestanding conical drain) spillway, similar to another example at Monticello Dam in California.

[4] Harriman Reservoir has a water surface area of 2,039 acres (825 ha), a maximum depth of 180 feet (55 m), and a gross storage capacity of 117,300 acre-feet (144.7 million cubic metres).

[2] The dam and reservoir were named in recognition of utility executive Henry I. Harriman, a former president of the New England Power Company.