Mount Morris Dam

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Mount Morris Dam is a large concrete flood-control dam on the Genesee River in western New York, known for protecting downstream communities from flooding and serving as a prominent feature of Letchworth State Park.

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Mount Morris Dam canonical 2
Mount Morris Dam overlook 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam
flood control structure
basinCountry United States of America
category Buildings and structures in Livingston County, New York
Dams in New York State
United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
completionDate 1952
constructionStartDate 1948
country United States of America
crosses Genesee River
engineeringDiscipline civil engineering
floodEventMitigated 1972 Hurricane Agnes flooding on the Genesee River
hasFunction storage of floodwaters during high-flow events
hasPublicAccess observation area
visitor center
hasSpillway concrete spillway
hasStatus operational
hasTouristActivity guided tours
hasViewpoint Mount Morris Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mount Morris Dam overlook
height approximately 216 feet
length approximately 1,028 feet
locatedIn New York State
locatedInCounty Livingston County, New York NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Letchworth State Park
locatedInRegion Western New York
locatedInValley Genesee River gorge
locatedNear Mount Morris, New York
Village of Mount Morris
locatedOnRiver Genesee River
locatedSouthOf Rochester, New York
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
material concrete
nearbyAttraction Letchworth State Park
surface form: Letchworth State Park gorge
nearbyCity Rochester, New York
notableFor being a major feature of Letchworth State Park
reducing flood risk on the lower Genesee River
openingDate 1952
operatedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf Genesee River watershed
protects Rochester metropolitan area
surface form: Rochester, New York metropolitan area

downstream communities along the Genesee River
purpose flood control
recreation
water flow regulation
regionServed Genesee River watershed
surface form: Genesee River valley

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Letchworth State Park hasStructure Mount Morris Dam
Mount Morris, New York hasFeature Mount Morris Dam
Mount Morris Dam hasViewpoint Mount Morris Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mount Morris Dam overlook