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23 billion US gallons (0.087 km 3) Surface elevation. 240 ft (73 m) [2] References. [1] The Loch Raven Reservoir is a reservoir that provides drinking water for the City of Baltimore and most of Baltimore County, Maryland. It is fed by the Big Gunpowder Falls river, and has a capacity of 23 billion US gallons (87,000,000 m 3) of water.
Middle River is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 33,203 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] A Middle River Train Station first appeared on the 1877 G.M. Hopkins & Co Baltimore County Map [ 3 ] and by 1898 had a designated Post Office and modest street grid. [ 4 ]
Middle River is an estuary in Baltimore County, Maryland, located about 5 miles (8 km) east of the city of Baltimore. The estuary extends from the community of Middle River, north of the Martin Plaza Shopping Center, to the southeast for about 4 miles (6.4 km), to the Chesapeake Bay. The watershed area of Middle River is 12 square miles (31 km ...
Lake Needwood is a 75-acre (300,000 m 2) reservoir in Derwood, Maryland, United States. Located east of Rockville, in the eastern part of Montgomery County, it is situated on Rock Creek. The lake was created by damming Rock Creek in 1965 with the goal of providing flood control and reducing soil erosion. [2][3] Lake Needwood also protects the ...
The Inner Harbor viewed from the Baltimore Aquarium Liberty Reservoir Volunteers at a community cleanup of Herbert Run, a tributary of the Patapsco River running through Arbutus, Maryland. The Patapsco River (/ p ə ˈ t æ p ˌ s k oʊ / pə-TAP-skoh ⓘ) mainstem is a 39-mile (63 km) [1] river in central Maryland that flows into the ...
Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering ...
Dalecarlia Reservoir is the primary storage basin for drinking water in Washington, D.C., and Arlington County, Virginia. The reservoir is fed by an underground aqueduct in turn fed by low dams which divert portions of the Potomac River near Great Falls and Little Falls. [2] The reservoir is located between Spring Valley and the Palisades, two ...
Maryland Route 146 (MD 146) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 16.81 miles (27.05 km) from MD 45 in Towson north to MD 23 near Jarrettsville. MD 146 connects Towson with Loch Raven Reservoir, an impoundment of Gunpowder Falls. The state highway also serves the northern Baltimore County community of ...