Kinzua Dam - Warren, PA
Posted by: silverquill
N 41° 50.269 W 079° 00.254
17T E 665707 N 4633694
Completed in 1965, the Kinzua Dam, on the Allegheny River just east of Warren, Pennsylvania, displaced the Seneca Indians resulting in an unsuccessful lawsuit. It is one of the largest dams east of the Mississipi River providing flood control.
Waymark Code: WM5HNK
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2009
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Text from the Wikipedia
Kinzua Dam:
The Kinzua Dam, in the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest dams in the United States east of the Mississippi River.
The dam is located 6 miles (10 km) east of Warren, Pennsylvania along Route 59, within the 500,000-acre (2,000 km2) Allegheny National Forest. A boat marina and beach are located within the dam boundaries. In addition to providing flood control and power generation, the dam created Pennsylvania's deepest lake, the Allegheny Reservoir, also known as Kinzua Lake.
Construction of the dam forced the departure of Pennsylvania's last Native Americans, the Senecas, who now live near Salamanca, New York, on the northern shores of land flooded by the dam. Dam construction was approved by President John F. Kennedy in 1960 after he was elected, breaking a campaign promise to the Senecas.[1] A lawsuit against breaking the U.S. treaty which guaranteed perpetual Seneca ownership of the land had been argued by the Quakers but it lost in Federal court.
Authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1936, 1938, and 1941, actual construction on the dam was begun by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1960 and completed in 1965. The main purpose of the dam is flood control on the Allegheny and Ohio rivers. This dam controls drainage on a watershed of 2,180 square miles (5,650 km2) or an area twice the size of the state of Rhode Island. Side benefits derived from the dam include drought control, hydroelectric power production, and recreation.
Engineering data
* Length of dam: 1,897 feet (578 m)
* Maximum height of dam: 179 feet (55 m)
* Earthfill: 3,000,000 cubic yards (2,300,000 m³)
* Concrete: 500,000 cubic yards (380,000 m³)
* Hydroelectric generating capacity: 400 megawatts
* Construction Costs: $108,000,000