List of dams and reservoirs in Maryland explained
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Maryland.
All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50feet tall with a storage capacity of at least 5000acre.ft, or of any height with a storage capacity of 25000acre.ft.[1]
Dams and reservoirs in Maryland
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- Brighton Dam, Triadelphia Reservoir, Alternative Energy Associates Ltd. Partnership
- Burnt Mills Dam, Robert B. Morse Filtration Plant, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
- Conowingo Dam, Conowingo Reservoir, Susquehanna Power Co. & Philadelphia Electric Co.
- Cumberland Dam, unnamed reservoir on the Potomac River, privately owned (on West Virginia border)
- Deep Creek Dam, Deep Creek Lake, Pennsylvania Electric Company
- Jennings Randolph Dam, Jennings Randolph Lake, United States Army Corps of Engineers (on the West Virginia border)
- Liberty Dam, Liberty Reservoir, Baltimore City Department of Public Works
- Little Seneca Dam, Little Seneca Lake, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
- Loch Raven Dam, Loch Raven Reservoir, Baltimore City Department of Public Works
- Piney Run Dam, Piney Run Reservoir, Carroll County, Maryland
- Prettyboy Dam, Prettyboy Reservoir, Baltimore City Department of Public Works
- Rocky Gap Dam, Lake Habeeb, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Rocky Gorge Dam, Rocky Gorge Reservoir, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
- Savage River Dam, Savage River Reservoir, Upper Potomac River Commission[2]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Major Dams of the United States. National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. October 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090814080910/http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/dams00x.html. August 14, 2009. dead.
- Web site: Upper Potomac River Commission, Maryland. msa.maryland.gov. 2016-12-14.
