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The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a 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).
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania.. 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).
Bois d’Arc Lake in Fannin County, an hour-and-a-half drive northeast from Fort Worth, is the latest reservoir in North Texas to open in 30 years. Pronounced bo-da(r)k, the lake is named after ...
The reservoir was sold to the Cascade Water Alliance, a collective of municipalities in King County, to provide drinking water to 350,000 residents and 20,000 businesses. The lake is open to recreational use through an agreement between Cascade and homeowners on Lake Tapps to maintain certain reservoir levels during the summer.
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Michigan.. 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).
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The reservoir's normal surface area is approximately 4.4 square miles (11 km 2), and it has a maximum capacity of 300,000 acre-feet (370,000,000 m 3), although its normal storage level is 149,300 acre-feet (184,200,000 m 3). [4] The dam facilitates flood control, improves river flow and provides twelve megawatts of hydroelectric power. [1]
Location: New Britain Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, US: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: Neshaminy Creek: Primary outflows: Neshaminy Creek: Catchment area: 9,922 acres (40.2 km 2): Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 1.78 mi (2.86 km): Max. width: 0.44 mi (0.71 km): Surface area: 365 acres (1.5 km 2): Average depth: 15 ft (4.6 m): Max. depth: 42 ft (13 m ...