McHenry Dam

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dam
gptkbp:annualVisitors 32 inches
gptkbp:communityEvents educational workshops
annual fishing derby
environmental clean-up days
gptkbp:communityImpact local economy
gptkbp:completed 1935
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:drainageBasin 1,200 square miles
gptkbp:electrification no
gptkbp:emergencyServices yes
flood mitigation
gptkbp:environmentalImpact habitat alteration
gptkbp:height 30 feet
gptkbp:historicalSignificance New Deal project
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label McHenry Dam
gptkbp:length 1,200 feet
gptkbp:lighting 1,000 acre-feet
significant floods in 1996
significant floods in 2008
significant floods in 2013
significant floods in 1986
significant floods in 1943
gptkbp:localWildlife various bird species
amphibians
mammals
fish species
reptiles
gptkbp:location gptkb:McHenry_County,_Illinois
gptkbp:maintenance regular inspections
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Lake_County_Health_Department
gptkbp:partOf Fox_River_Watershed
gptkbp:primaryMission water supply
flood control
gptkbp:publicAccess yes
gptkbp:recreation fishing
hiking
boating
gptkbp:reservoir gptkb:Fox_River
gptkbp:safetyFeatures warning sirens
gptkbp:spillwayType gated spillway
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:McHenry_Dam_Park
Veterans Memorial Park
Riverview Park
Pioneer_Park
Pine_Park
gptkbp:waterQuality ongoing
gptkbp:waterSource 1,200 acres
gptkbp:wildlife yes