Blue Marsh Dam

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Blue Marsh Dam is an earthen dam in Berks County, Pennsylvania, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, recreation, and water supply on Tulpehocken Creek.

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Blue Marsh Dam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthen dam
flood control structure
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
catchmentArea 175 square miles
constructionBegan 1974
constructionCost $63,000,000
constructionMaterial earthfill
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createsReservoir Blue Marsh Lake NERFINISHED
hasNearbyLandUse agricultural land
suburban development
hasRecreationalActivity boating
fishing
hiking
swimming
hasRecreationalFacility boat launches
swim beach
trails
hasSpillwayType concrete chute spillway
height 98 feet
impounds Tulpehocken Creek NERFINISHED
inflow Tulpehocken Creek NERFINISHED
length 1,775 feet
locatedIn Berks County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania
Tulpehocken Creek watershed NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Blue Marsh Lake recreation area NERFINISHED
locatedNear Reading, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
locatedUpstreamOf Reading, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
managesFloodRiskFor Schuylkill River NERFINISHED
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District NERFINISHED
nearCity Bernville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Leesport, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
openingDate 1979
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
outflow Tulpehocken Creek NERFINISHED
owner U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
partOfProject Tulpehocken Creek flood control project
providesService downstream flood protection
industrial water supply
municipal water supply
water-based recreation
purpose flood control
recreation
water supply
regionServed Schuylkill River basin NERFINISHED
reservoirCapacity 50,010 acre-feet
reservoirName Blue Marsh Lake NERFINISHED
riverCrossed Tulpehocken Creek NERFINISHED

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Tulpehocken Creek hasDam Blue Marsh Dam