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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Marsh Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.