Cemeteries -  The two cemeteries were another problem. If you value our reporting please consider making a donation. Apr 17, 2017 - Nepaug Reservoir. Nepaug had an incredible population of large, largemouths and a very good population of large, holdover brown trout. When complete, the Phelps dam became the outlet for water going to Hartford. In truth, the reservoir would be no closer than two miles from Nepaug Center and there was no village destined to be submerged. 10.6 mi (17.1 km), from confluence of North Nepaug Brook and Cedar Swamp Brook to mouth. St. John’s Cemetery was relocated to Collins Road, Collinsville on the land that formerly made up the Samuel Collins estate. Nepaug Reservoir is a reservoir located just 1.5 miles from Collinsville, in Hartford County, in the state of Connecticut, United States. When combined with the Metropolitan District Commission’s Nepaug Reservoir in nearby New Hartford, the two reservoirs could supply normal water use for 22 months (660 days) with no rain. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. Those who live around here have a general idea of the Metropolitan Water District system for the city of Hartford and several surrounding towns – the large Barkhamstead Reservoir, Lake McDonough, the Hogback Reservoir, Nepaug Reservoir and the several West Hartford Reservoirs, but not everyone understands how it all came about. This lake is 826 acres in size. This was done with steam under pressure after pick and shovel, wheelbarrows and horse-drawn wagons removed all loose material. Second, this river and several nearby streams (Phelps Brook and Clear Brook) had steady water flow even in dry years. And forth, the area was sparsely settled. A popular whitewater paddling route begins along Dings Road about one-tenth of a mile (0.16 km) downstream from the start of the Nepaug River. Caught this tank of a smallie today, swam out to an anchored boat and was messing around throwing a senko until this chunk hit it. A couple were used as offices during the construction. See full description of Colonial Pemaquid. 6000 feet of its pipeline to the filter house on Torrington Avenue in Collinsville would be covered by the new reservoir. At south end of lake. Nepaug Dam - Now we come to the most visible part of the great project, damming the Nepaug River at a fairly narrow gorge in New Hartford near the Canton line. Mr. Barnes, a Civil War veteran felt very sad about leaving the place and shortly after selling the farm fell ill with pneumonia and died. The Douglas deed granted the Water Works the land and all buildings thereon except the schoolhouse. The Nepaug Dam Trail is a scenic, flat trail that hugs the Negpaug Reservoir. Over the next two years a satisfactory compromise was worked out, and the Legislature in 1911 authorized construction of a 9 billion gallon reservoir using water from the Nepaug River, Phelps and Clear Brooks. The first table lists state parks and reserves, the second lists state park trails, the third list state forests, and the fourth lists other state-owned, recreation-related areas. The Reservoir is managed by the Metropolitan District Commission. Access road is gravel and the ramp is dirt. This low area had to be closed off by a dike a few feet higher than the spillway at the Nepaug dam. A quarry was established high on this hill and narrow gauge railroad tracks ran down to a rock crusher below. The next time you take a stroll over the Nepaug Dam just recall the sacrifices of the displaced home owners and all the engineering genius and labor that were responsible for your enjoyment today, over 100 years later. So, application was made to the General Assembly to proceed to acquire properties and build dams. 66 MDC Nepaug Reservoir - Sweetheart Mt. No wonder this was an attraction drawing curious onlookers from all over the northeast. A total of 300,000 cubic yards of material was moved for the Phelps dam alone. The entire aqueduct contract was completed within the desired one year, long before any water was ready to flow through it. The lower Nepaug River is still known locally as Powder Mill Brook. The Nepaug Reservoir is approximately two miles (3.2 km) long from north to south and approximately one mile (1.6 km) wide from east to west. Reactions to the sale of homes and farms varied. The compromise was the creation of a so-called “Compensating Reservoir” (now Lake McDonough) upstream in Barkhamstead and New Hartford. The Nepaug River begins at the confluence of North Nepaug Brook and Cedar Swamp Brook about one mile (1.6 km) east of Bakerville, Connecticut. There is no account of a death or serious injuries on this project. There were only 12 students in attendance and there would be no need for a school here after all the homes were removed, so the building was moved outside the watershed for other purposes. Distance from Warren is approximately 12 miles. The delay was largely due to legal hassles over property rights; many in that watershed objected to losing their property, not directly to provide drinking water to Hartford, but to generate power for industries. Hartford’s water supply had gone from 7 million gallons per day to 33 million gallons per day. Combining these superior resources on the pontoon boat hobby have brought family and friends together for many years. - Park Map - Boat Launch. One accident was recorded on film. Nepaug Reservoir Fishing Reports Recently shared catches and fishing spots. Tunnel and Transmission Lines Engineer Saville had devised a unique system of dams, dikes and conduits to store and transmit pure water from the Nepaug Valley through large pipes crossing under the Farmington River in two places, then through a tunnel in Talcott Mountain and into Reservoir #5 in West Hartford. The dependable smaller streams were necessary to keep the Farmington flowing. This dramatic 300' drop is hidden away from normal traffic and really is seen by word of mouth.Right in Nepaug Forest,Very near Satans Kindom! Nepaug State Forest Connecticut State Forest 1,373 acres in New Hartford, CT Parking: Small lot on Rt. Deep, three-inch holes drilled into the bed rock were force-filled with thin cement grout as in the Phelps dam to close off any cracks and seams in the natural rock base. We did sample Neapug and several other unfished reservoirs around the state approximately 8-10 years ago. occupied the area along the outlet stream, too. Swimming is prohibited. The Hartford papers gave accounts of construction details and progress off and on over these years. A standard gauge locomotive was used to haul coal, lumber and trap rock from the siding up to the dam area. Since the only spillway for the reservoir would be at the concrete Nepaug dam, the top of the Phelps dam was made seven feet above the flood line. Farmington River is a river in Tariffville, CT in Appalachian Mountains, Simsbury Wildlife Area. Fresh-water swimming and boating on Webb Lake. The concrete extends another 20 feet down to bedrock and is 105 feet thick at the base and 25 feet wide at the top. Enlargement of the protected watershed area later increased the total to over 100. This river run is between Class I-II whitewater until the U.S. Route 202 bridge. Boat Ramp Information. Work began in the spring of 1914. The tourists arrived to marvel at the spectacle and incidentally to impede traffic over the dam, the main road to Torrington. Details: Smallmouth Bass. Nepaug Reservoir Hartford County, CT. BE THE FIRST TO WRITE A REVIEW. View a map of this area and more on Natural Atlas. Others boarded in Collinsville; one group laying the pipeline rented quarters on Huckleberry Hill in Avon. In all, 36 pieces of property in three towns were included in the original plan. The boom of blasting, toots of locomotive whistles, crash of loads of concrete, stones and fill, thuds of sledge hammers and rat-a-tats of steam-powered drills filled the air. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nepaug_River&oldid=962148016, Articles containing undetermined-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, confluence of North Nepaug Brook and Cedar Swamp Brook. SHARE THIS PAGE. A small army of men labored to complete the largest engineering and construction project in New England to that time.