Mount Morris Dam
Posted by: 
MrsMcFly
N 42° 44.100 W 077° 54.448
18T E 261993 N 4735487
Quick Description: Mt. Morris Dam, located next to Letchworth State Park.
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 3/30/2007 1:20:53 PM
Waymark Code: WM1C0E
Views: 72
Long Description:This is the largest dam of its type east of the Mississippi River.
Located in the town of Mt. Morris next to Letchworth State Park.
Deep in the gorge of the Genesee River, 67 miles upstream of the
city of Rochester, NY. The project was authorized by Congress in
the Flood Control Act of 1944 and was constructed from 1948 to 1952
at a cost of $25 million. The dam provides flood protection for the
lower Genesee Valley to Lake Ontario. The U.S. Army Corp. of
Engineers provide tours of the dam. Please visit their website at
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visit link) for information.