Lake Seymour (Vermont)
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Lake Seymour is located in the town of Morgan
in Orleans County, Vermont
, an area known as the Northeast Kingdom
. The lake was named for Israel Seymour, one of the original grantees. Natives called it Namagonic ("salmon trout spearing place"). It is the second largest natural lake in Vermont. It is one of only two deep, cold, and oligotroph
ic lakes in the Clyde River system.
The freshwater lake covers 1732 acres (7 km²) and is 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide; its maximum depth is 167 feet (50.9 m). It is shaped like a giant number "7". The lake is fed by two primary streams, an outlet from Mud Pond and Sucker Brook. The lake drains into Echo Pond, which empties into the Clyde River
, Lake Memphremagog
and, eventually, Canada's St. Lawrence River.
A dam is used for hydroelectric power. Construction on the dam was completed in 1928. It has a normal surface area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²). It is owned by Citizens Utilities Company.
The dam is made of stone with a concrete core. The foundation is soil. The height is 7 feet (2.1 m) with a length of 68 feet (20.7 m). Maximum discharge is 85 ft3 per second. Its capacity is 5200 acre.ft. Normal storage is 3500 acre.ft. It drains an area of 20.1875 square miles (52.3 km²).
The dam was rebuilt in 2004.
Morgan, Vermont
Morgan is the easternmost town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 669 at the 2000 census. The town contains two villages: Morgan and Morgan Center.-History:The town was named for John Morgan, a landholder....
in Orleans County, Vermont
Orleans County, Vermont
Orleans County is one of the four northernmost counties in the U.S. state of Vermont. It borders Canada. In 2010, the population was 27,231. Its county seat is Newport. As in the rest of New England, few governmental powers have been granted to the county...
, an area known as the Northeast Kingdom
Northeast Kingdom
The Northeast Kingdom is a term used to describe the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Vermont, comprising Essex, Orleans and Caledonia Counties and having a population of 62,438. In Vermont, the written term "NEK" is often used. The term is attributed to the late George D. Aiken, former...
. The lake was named for Israel Seymour, one of the original grantees. Natives called it Namagonic ("salmon trout spearing place"). It is the second largest natural lake in Vermont. It is one of only two deep, cold, and oligotroph
Oligotroph
An oligotroph is an organism that can live in an environment that offers very low levels of nutrients. They may be contrasted with copiotrophs, which prefer nutritionally rich environments...
ic lakes in the Clyde River system.
The freshwater lake covers 1732 acres (7 km²) and is 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide; its maximum depth is 167 feet (50.9 m). It is shaped like a giant number "7". The lake is fed by two primary streams, an outlet from Mud Pond and Sucker Brook. The lake drains into Echo Pond, which empties into the Clyde River
Clyde River (Vermont)
The Clyde River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog, over long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It is the easternmost of the four major rivers in Orleans County. It is the most powerful of the four within Orleans County, powering several turbines at damsites...
, Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River. However, three-quarters of its watershed, , is in Vermont. The...
and, eventually, Canada's St. Lawrence River.
A dam is used for hydroelectric power. Construction on the dam was completed in 1928. It has a normal surface area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²). It is owned by Citizens Utilities Company.
The dam is made of stone with a concrete core. The foundation is soil. The height is 7 feet (2.1 m) with a length of 68 feet (20.7 m). Maximum discharge is 85 ft3 per second. Its capacity is 5200 acre.ft. Normal storage is 3500 acre.ft. It drains an area of 20.1875 square miles (52.3 km²).
The dam was rebuilt in 2004.