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List Of Dams And Reservoirs In Pennsylvania
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being tall with a storage capacity of at least , or of any height with a storage capacity of . Dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania :''This list is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.'' * Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam, Shikellamy State Park, Lake Augusta, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania * Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2, USACE * Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3, USACE * Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4, USACE * Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 5, USACE * Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 6, USACE * Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 7, USACE * Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 8, USACE * Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 9, USACE * Alvin R. Bush Dam, USACE * Austin Dam (Bayliss Dam), unnamed reservoir, privately owned (failed 1911) * Beaver Run Dam, Beaver Run Reservoir, Municipal Authority Of Westmoreland Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization's work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879. The USGS is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior; it is that department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, and Menlo Park, California. The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for a changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its hundredt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
