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
catchmentArea 175 square miles
constructionBegan 1974
constructionCost $63,000,000
constructionMaterial earthfill
country United States
createsReservoir Blue Marsh Lake
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
inflow Tulpehocken Creek
length 1,775 feet
locatedIn Berks County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Tulpehocken Creek watershed
locatedInProtectedArea Blue Marsh Lake recreation area
linked to: Blue Marsh Lake
locatedNear Reading, Pennsylvania
locatedUpstreamOf Reading, Pennsylvania
managesFloodRiskFor Schuylkill River
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District
nearCity Bernville, Pennsylvania
Leesport, Pennsylvania
openingDate 1979
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
outflow Tulpehocken Creek
owner U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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
reservoirCapacity 50,010 acre-feet
reservoirName Blue Marsh Lake
riverCrossed Tulpehocken Creek

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Tulpehocken Creek hasDam Blue Marsh Dam