Conowingo Dam - Darlington, MD
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N 39° 39.377 W 076° 10.555
18S E 399121 N 4390269
The Conowingo Dam serves as a hydroelectric power plant for much of Harford and Cecil counties.
Waymark Code: WM15C71
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2021
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Conowingo Dam (also Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant, Conowingo Hydroelectric Station) is a large hydroelectric dam in the lower Susquehanna River near the town of Conowingo, Maryland. The medium-height, masonry gravity dam is one of the largest non-federal hydroelectric dams in the U.S., and the largest dam in the state of Maryland.
The dam sits about 9.9 miles (16 km) from the river mouth at the Chesapeake Bay, 5 miles (8 km) south of the Pennsylvania border and 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Baltimore, on the border between Cecil and Harford counties.
The dam supports a 9,000-acre reservoir, which today covers the original town of Conowingo. During dam construction, the town was moved to its present location about 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of the dam's eastern end. The rising water also would have covered Conowingo Bridge, the original U.S. Route 1 crossing, so it was demolished in 1927. U.S. Route 1 now crosses over the top of the dam.
The Conowingo Reservoir, and the nearby Susquehanna State Park, provide many recreational opportunities."
Waterway where the dam is located: Darlington, Maryland
Main use of the Water Dam: Hydroelectric Power Production
Material used in the structure: Concrete
Fishing Allowed: yes
Motor Sports Allowed: yes
Height of Dam: Not listed
Date built: Not listed
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