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Stillwater Dam (Pennsylvania)

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Country
  
USA

Opening date
  
September 1960

Height (thalweg)
  
75 ft (23 m)

Construction cost
  
5.726 million USD

Purpose
  
Flood control

Impounds
  
Lackawanna River

Catchment area
  
95.31 km²

Impound
  
Lackawanna River

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Location
  
Clifford Township, Susquehanna County, near Union Dale, Pennsylvania, USA

The Stillwater Dam is an embankment dam on the Lackawanna River in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It is located 3.2 mi (5 km) north of Forest City and was completed in September 1960. The primary purpose of the dam is flood control and its reservoir is usually maintained at low levels for that purpose. The high-water mark for the reservoir was on 2 April 1993 when it reached 1,617.85 ft (493 m) and a capacity of 88.9%.

Map of Stillwater Dam, Clifford, PA 18470, USA

References

Stillwater Dam (Pennsylvania) Wikipedia