| Skelton Dam | |
| Location Map: | Maine |
| Coordinates: | 43.5694°N -70.5589°W |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Buxton / Dayton, Maine |
| Purpose: | Power, flood control |
| Status: | O |
| Opening: | 1948 |
| Owner: | Brookfield Renewable |
| Dam Height: | 760NaN0 |
| Dam Length: | 16950NaN0 |
| Dam Crosses: | Saco River |
| Spillway Type: | Gate-controlled |
| Spillway Capacity: | 696000NaN0 |
| Res Capacity Total: | 335000NaN0 |
| Res Catchment: | 16220NaN0 |
| Res Surface: | 4880NaN0 |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 760NaN0 |
| Plant Capacity: | 16.8 MW[1] |
The Skelton Dam is an embankment dam on the Saco River between the towns of Buxton and Dayton in York County, Maine. It is located about 70NaN0 northwest of Saco and Biddeford. The dam was completed in 1948 with the primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation. The largest fish lift in Maine was completed on the dam in 2001. The dam and facilities are owned by Brookfield Renewable.[2]