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Peace Valley Park
Peace Valley Park is a 1,500 acre (6 km²) park located near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County Park System. The park surrounds Lake Galena (Pennsylvania), Lake Galena, a lake created by the damming of the north branch of the Neshaminy Creek. Activities The park provides numerous recreational opportunities including playgrounds for children, facilities for hiking, biking and fishing, and sail- and paddle-boat rentals. Barbecue and picnic areas are also available throughout the park. The park has over 14 miles of maintained biking and hiking trails, many of which (including those around the lake) are paved. Although most of the park is open to the public, access to some areas is restricted in the interest of wildlife preservation. Lake Galena freezes over most winters; ice-skating and ice-fishing are also popular during the winter months. Nature Center Located at the northeast end of the park (i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Galena (Pennsylvania)
Lake Galena is a reservoir in Peace Valley Park, Pennsylvania, in the United States, created in 1974 by the damming of the north branch of the Neshaminy Creek. History and Hydrology Lake Galena in its current form was created when the county (Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks) flooded the lake in 1972. Before that time, much of the lakebed had been part of the village of New Galena, the economy of which was based largely on farming. Mining of galena (in addition to small amounts of zinc, silver, copper and gold) had been mildly successful since the property was purchased in 1861. A marker was erected in 1998 to commemorate the area's history. The lake is supplemented by water from the Delaware River Point Pleasant Diversion Project for the purpose of augmenting public drinking water supplies for approximately 150,000 people in Bucks and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery counties. Lake Galena supplies water to the North Penn Water Authority and the North Wales Water Autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |