GRAHAM LAKE, UNION RIVER AND THE DAM
HISTORY OF GRAHAM LAKE:
Graham Lake was formed by the construction of a dam across the Union River in the 1920’s. The dam is located at Patriot Road in Ellsworth. State Route 180 originally crossed the dam and terminated at RT 179. Due to the deteriorating condition of the dam, RT 180 was re-routed to the road it is today after years of road construction and temporary bridges. Patriot Road is the original section of RT 180. It has also been referred to as Eagle Road from the RT 179 side. Graham Lake was designed as a reservoir to aid in the control of the flow of water for the Ellsworth Dam; a water turbine power generating dam located by the Ellsworth Library. The Ellsworth Dam created Leonard Lake in Ellsworth. The Town of Mariaville does not control the dam that creates Graham Lake. The owners/operators of the Graham Lake Dam have changed several times. The Bangor Hydro electric company got its name in part from its original affiliation with hydro-electric power generation (dams). Bangor Hydro sold the Graham Lake and Ellsworth dams. They are currently operated/owned by Black Bear Hydro Partners/Brookfield Renewable.
FEDERAL ENERGY
REGULATORY COMMISSION(F.E.R.C.)
OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS
DIVISION OF DAM SAFETY AND INSPECTIONS
NEW YORK REGIONAL OFFICE
19 WEST 34TH STREET STE 400
NEW YORK, NY 10001
TEL: 212-273-5900
FAX: 212-631-8124
ELLSWORTH PROJECT
FERC #2727
BLACK BEAR HYDRO PARTNERS, LLC
1024 CENTRAL STREET
MILLINOCKET, ME 04462
TEL: 207-723-4341
FAX: 207-723-4597
www.brookfieldrenewable.com
AFFILIATE OF BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE
LICENSEE FOR ELLSWORTH PROJECT
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE
150 MAIN STREET
LEWISTON, ME 04240
TEL: 207-755-5606
FAX: 207-233.1995
www.brookfieldrenewable.com
BROOKFIELD/BLACK BEAR LLC
Correspondence
&
Water Flow & Elevation Chart
(5/1/2022-8/31/2022)
Click here to view correspondence & chart
September 6, 2022
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE
2017 TURBIDITY & WATER LEVEL REPORT
LAKE CHARACTERISTICS
GRAHAM LAKE
MILDRED AVENUE AREA
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BILL BARNA
UNION RIVER
NORTH & SOUTH RIVER ROAD AREA
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHARLES BEAUDOIN
GRAHAM LAKE
MILDRED AVE AREA
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOHN SCHRATWIESER
UNION RIVER
RIVER ROAD
PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMY HENDERSON