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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 ).
The River Mulcair, or Mulkear, rises in the Slieve Felim Mountains and Silvermine Mountains in Ireland, and flows through the east of County Limerick before joining the River Shannon near Annacotty. It flows through Counties Limerick and Tipperary. The principal tributaries are the Dead River, the Bilboa River and the Newport River (Tipperary). [2]
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Pennsylvania (1974) Shaw, Lewis C. (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams Part II (Water Resources Bulletin No. 16). Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey (1st ed.).
The Susquehanna River saw water levels of over 26.25 feet (8.00 m), placing nearby cities, like Port Deposit, at risk of flooding like in 2011. [14] The ecological impact of this event is not known, but Chesapeake Bay ecologists are concerned about the health of the Chesapeake Bay with the influx of sediment and limiting nutrients, such as ...
Mar. 4—A new study identified tiny plastic pollutants in all of 53 popular Pennsylvania waterways sampled, including the Susquehanna and Lackawanna rivers. The findings, released Wednesday in a ...
PA: Original low head navigation and canal feeder. Demolished 1904. Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam near Sunbury, Pennsylvania: 8 ft (2.4 m) 0: PA: Shamokin Dam power plant low head dam: 0: PA: Clarks Ferry Dam: 0: PA: Canal for the Wiconisco Canal around the site of Clarks Ferry Bridge. Demolished. Dock Street Dam: 6 ft (1.8 m) 0: PA: 1913: York ...
Between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of a water-based latex finishing solution spilled into the river Bottled water run in Pennsylvania after Delaware River chemical leak Skip to main content
The elevation of Beaver Run Reservoir is 1,053 feet (321 m) above sea level. [1] The reservoir is the source of drinking water for 150,000 people, including those in Murrysville, Export and Delmont. [2] Fishing in the reservoir and hiking near the reservoir are not allowed, due to public health concerns. [3]