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Part of the Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, [1] the reservoir covers 13,940 acres (5,640 ha) with a shoreline of 180 miles (290 km) at its standard water level of 216 feet (66 m) above sea level. Empounded in 1974, it was developed as part of a flood control project prompted by a particularly damaging tropical storm that hit the region ...
As of Wednesday, Jordan Lake was 3.73 feet below full pool, leaving a wide shoreline visible to fishermen and anyone looking out their car windows as they cross the reservoir on U.S. 64 and other ...
In 1973, the name of the project was changed to B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake in honor of the former senator from North Carolina. Jordan Lake Park's 46,768 acres (189 km 2) are not only a popular source of recreation, they also provide the water supply for surrounding cities, flood and water quality control, and fish and wildlife conservation. [2]
Increasing water demand in Israel, Lebanon and Jordan, as well as dry winters, have resulted in stress on the lake and a decreasing water line to dangerously low levels at times. The Sea of Galilee is at risk of becoming irreversibly salinized by the salt water springs under the lake, which are held in check by the weight of the freshwater on ...
Pittsboro detected a spike of 1,4-dioxane on July 24, albeit at levels below the EPA’s health advisory. By July 27, town officials were no longer detecting the chemical in their drinking water.
Chatham County authorities are stressing water safety after a child’s body was recovered from Jordan Lake. Kevin Lopez, 13, of Locust, N.C., drowned at Parkers Creek Beach around 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
Jordan Dam in background. Jordan Lake is a lake in Elmore County, Alabama.The closest city is Wetumpka.. Jordan Lake is a reservoir with a water surface of 6,800 acres (28 km 2), shoreline of about 188 miles (303 km), a total length of 18 miles (29 km), and a maximum storage volume of 236,200 acre-feet (291,300,000 m 3). [1]
Downstream from this dam, the water level is very low, and the river banks are intensively used for agriculture, as well as grazing by sheep and goats [17] The King Talal Dam was built across the lower Zarqa in 1970, and created a reservoir with a capacity of 55 million cubic meters, and increased in 1987 to 86 million cubic meters. [ 15 ]