Franklin Falls Dam
Dam in Merrimack County, New Hampshire · Pemigewasset River · forms Dry Reservoir
Height
116 ft
35 m (NID height)
Length
1,740 ft
530 m
Completed
1943
Dry Reservoir today
307.42 ft
7 days ▼ 0.10 ft
Normal storage
3,000 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 116 ft
- Owner
- USACE - New England District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 222,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 440 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 112 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,000 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 546 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- New England District
- Also known as
- Dry Reservoir
- NID ID
- NH00003
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NH00003 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
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- Stevens Mill