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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in New Jersey.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
The Great Depression postponed any plans to build the reservoir. The state of New Jersey resumed plans to build the reservoir in 1956, and by 1964 construction of the reservoir was completed. [3] At times of drought, Spruce Run feeds water into the nearby south branch of the Raritan River to supply water to more populated areas of the state ...
The New Jersey Division of Wildlife (a department of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) claims the reservoir is the southernmost body of water that contains naturally reproducing lake trout. This is one of only two lakes in New Jersey with lake trout, the other being Merrill Creek Reservoir in Warren County.
In northern New Jersey, the Spruce Run Reservoir in Hunterdon County was at less than 32% of its 3.5 billion gallon capacity as of Nov. 12, according to the water supply authority.
As of Oct. 10, the reservoir was holding less than 61% of its nearly 4.7 billion gallon capacity, according to the New Jersey Water Supply Authority, which manages the water body. The reservoir is ...
Spruce Run Reservoir has dropped to 36.6% of capacity on Oct. 17, according to the New Jersey Water Supply Authority which oversees both Spruce Run and nearby Round Valley Reservoir, the major ...
The reservoir itself, which is dammed from the Manasquan River, is operated by the New Jersey Water Supply Authority, which is a part of the much larger Raritan Basin Watershed. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The nature trails circling around the reservoir are what makes this county park as one of the most popular hiking destinations in Central New Jersey , [ 7 ...
The Manasquan Reservoir, which provides drinking water for southern Monmouth County, had just 58% of its nearly 4.7 billion gallon capacity as of Oct. 17, according to the New Jersey Water Supply ...