Kinzua Dam

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Kinzua Dam is a large U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood-control and hydroelectric dam in northwestern Pennsylvania that created the Allegheny Reservoir.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam
flood control structure
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry United States of America
completionDate 1965
constructionStartDate 1960
country United States of America
createdReservoir Allegheny Reservoir
floodControlRole reduces flooding on the Allegheny and Ohio rivers
hasPowerPlant yes
hasSpillway yes
height 179 feet
impact inundation of Seneca Nation lands
relocation of residents in the Allegheny River valley
length 1877 feet
locatedIn Pennsylvania
northwestern Pennsylvania
locatedInCounty Warren County, Pennsylvania
locatedInProtectedArea Allegheny National Forest
locatedNear Warren, Pennsylvania
locatedOnRiver Allegheny River
maintainedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District
namedAfter Kinzua Creek
nearBorderOf New York
nearCommunity Allegheny, Pennsylvania
openingDate 1966
operatedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
ownedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
partOf Allegheny River
surface form: Allegheny River watershed
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
navigation support
recreation
water supply
recreationActivities boating
camping
fishing
regionServed upper Ohio River basin
reservoirAlternateName Kinzua Lake
reservoirCapacity about 1,300,000 acre-feet
reservoirName Allegheny Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea about 21,000 acres
riverSystem Ohio River basin
watercourse Allegheny River

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