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The Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, was formed in 1960 when the New Jersey Water Authority constructed two large dams and flooded a large valley. The reservoir is named after the naturally formed circular valley surrounded by Cushetunk Mountain. The deep valley was caused by erosion of ...
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A deep man-made lake, Round Valley Reservoir, occupies the valley at the center of the horseshoe. Cushetunk Mountain is occasionally referred to as a mountain range and includes Round Mountain, a 610-foot (190 m) peak [5] located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Cushetunk Mountain in Readington.
Hunterdon County Route 629 has been closed since April 2020 during the refurbishment of the reservoir's dam system. Round Valley Reservoir road will open 'permanently' on Nov. 15 Skip to main content
In the 1960s, the valley was filled with water to create Round Valley Reservoir, at 180 feet (55 m) in depth the second-deepest in the state. [29] Whitehouse Station (2010 Census population of 2,089 [30]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Readington Township. [31]
The Corps of Engineers anticipated muddy water due to the drawdowns at Lookout Point and Green Peter reservoirs, but not wells drying up.
The depth allows for lake trout to exist and other trout to exist year round. Merrill Creek Reservoir is one of two lakes in New Jersey where lake trout exist; the other is Round Valley Reservoir in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [7] Since 2018, the lake has been stocked with landlocked Atlantic salmon. [8]
The new reservoir is expected to keep an average depth of 35 feet, according to the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife, significantly deeper than Lake Palo Pinto's 12.5-foot average depth.