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Approximately 13 miles (21 km) of the lower Wallenpaupack Creek lies buried beneath Lake Wallenpaupack, a reservoir created when the utility PPL Corporation (PP&L) dammed the creek in 1926 as a water supply for a 44-megawatt hydroelectric power plant. [2] The dividing line between the lake and the creek is the Ledgedale Road bridge. See map. [3]
Lake Wallenpaupack is a reservoir in Northeastern Pennsylvania.After Raystown Lake, it is the second-largest lake contained entirely in Pennsylvania.It comprises 52 miles (84 kilometers) of shoreline, with a length of 13 miles (21 kilometers) and a maximum depth of 60 feet (18 meters), and has a surface area in excess of 5,700 acres (2,300 hectares).
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).
Wallenpaupack Creek. West Branch Wallenpaupack Creek; ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Pennsylvania (1974) Shaw, Lewis C. (June 1984).
The trail study area has been expanded to consider a connection at the Wallenpaupack Area Middle School. ... or to the Brookfield power company's Wallenpaupack Creek Trail (behind the ...
Locust Creek, Locust Lake: In a thriving second growth forest on the side of Locust Mountain: Lyman Run State Park: Potter County: 595 acres (241 ha) 1951: Lyman Run, Lyman Run Lake: Site of a Prisoner of War Camp during World War II: Marsh Creek State Park: Chester County: 1,705 acres (690 ha) 1974: Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek Lake
In a precautionary measure, Brookfield Renewable has been releasing Lake Wallenpaupack water over the spillway since Dec. 18 due to excess rain.
South Sterling is located along Pennsylvania Route 191 and the Wallenpaupack Creek, north of the intersection with Pennsylvania Route 423 and near the border with Pike County. [ 2 ] References