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In 1964, the Spruce Run Reservoir Dam was built by the New Jersey Water Supply Authority, forming the Spruce Run Reservoir. [4] The reservoir is the third largest in the state and is encompassed by the Spruce Run Recreation Area. [5] The source of the stream is protected, located in Crystal Springs Preserve, a county park. [6]
The reservoir was formed by creating a series of dams that allowed two major sources, the Spruce Run and its tributary, the Mulhockaway Creek, to flood the basin that was created. [3] In the 1920s the Elizabethtown Water Company took interest in buying the land and building a reservoir to provide for the growing water demands.
The Utah Lake wetland ecosystem is an important breeding area and stopover for migratory birds in the Pacific Flyway. Today, about 226 species of birds use the lake as their permanent home or as a stopover on their migration. The Utah Lake Wetland Preserve has been established at the south end of Utah Lake.
The last time it rained in Central Jersey was last month on Sept. 30 when only about a half inch of precipitation fell.
[4] [10] A reservoir known as the Spruce Run Reservoir, which is operated by the Pennsylvania American Water Company, is on the stream. The watershed's upper reaches are in a state forest. [4] The stream's mouth is near Cameron. [11] Upstream of the Spruce Run Reservoir, Spruce Run can be accessed from Spruce Run Road. [8]
Former New Jersey governor Foster M. Voorhees created the park with donation of his 325-acre (1.32 km 2) farm; scenic views of Round Valley Reservoir and Spruce Run Reservoir; an observatory and astronomy education center, operated by the New Jersey Astronomical Association, offers the largest working telescope accessible to the public in the ...
The New Jersey Water Supply Authority operates two reservoirs off of the Raritan river, the Spruce Run Reservoir and Round Valley Reservoir, and controls releases of water to ensure the “minimum passing flow rates” enforced by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. [24]
Spruce Run is a tributary of Little Fishing Creek in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 6.9 miles (11.1 km) long and flows through Madison Township. [ 1 ] The watershed of the stream has an area of 9.80 square miles (25.4 km 2 ).