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The Kinzua Dam, on the Allegheny River in Warren County, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest dams in the United States east of the Mississippi River. [1] It is located within the Allegheny National Forest. The dam is located 6 miles (10 km) east of Warren, Pennsylvania, along Route 59, within the 500,000-acre (200,000 ha) Allegheny National Forest.
Kinzua Dam & Allegheny Reservoir Facilities. West of Bradford on Route 59, this important flood control dam has created a vast waterway known as the Allegheny Reservoir. Completed in 1965 by the US Army Corps of Engineers, the 25-Mile elongated lake fills nearly 100 miles of forested shoreline.
The formidable Kinzua Dam, which protects Pittsburgh from flooding and pollution, came at a steep price for the Seneca Nation of Indians. They lost nine communities and 10,000 acres of their Allegany Territory to the dam.
Swim, boat, fish, and kayak in clear clean pristine waters of the Allegheny. Rent pontoon boats at Docksider's marina for the day or by the hour. Hike the many trails especially Bent Run Waterfalls across the road from the Kinzua Dam. I
Allegheny Reservoir And Kinzua Dam. 1205 Kinzua Rd. Warren, PA 16365. Phone: 814-726-0661. Region: Pennsylvania Wilds. The Allegheny Reservoir, a 12,000 acre impoundment, spans the border between Pennsylvania and New York. In Pennsylvania, the reservoir is completely surrounded by the Allegheny National Forest.
The Kinzua Dam exhibit at the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, marking the U.S. government’s expulsion of 150 Seneca families from 10,000 acres of the Allegany Reservation despite a 1794 treaty never to disturb any of the Six Nations “residing thereon."
Measuring 1,897 feet long, the Kinzua Dam provides flood protection from the Allegheny River, and also produces hydroelectric power. Read on for more information on the deep history of the Kinzua Dam development.