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Allegheny Reservoir

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and the Allegany Reservation in New York. The reservoir is 24 miles (39 km) long and at full pool, it covers 33.09 square miles, or 21,180 acres (85.7 km). The undammed end of the reservoir reaches near the city of
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The Allegheny Reservoir is a man-made lake created along the Allegheny River with the construction of the Kinzua Dam in 1965. The dam was authorized by the
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in New York. The man-made lake is about 198 miles (319 km) above the mouth of the river in
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and Corydon in Pennsylvania, and the hamlets of Onoville, Quaker Bridge, Cold Spring and
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Allegheny Reservoir recreation area details - Pennsylvania - Recreation.gov
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Libraries - Congressman John P. Saylor
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power production, and recreation. The lake and the dam are operated by the
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beginning in 1960. Other benefits from the dam include drought control,
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in New York, led to the dissolution of the Pennsylvania townships of
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State Route 59 crossing the reservoir in Warren County, Pennsylvania
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir
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Location of reservoir in Pennsylvania, United States
Location of reservoir in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania
New York
41°50′16″N 79°00′14″W / 41.83778°N 79.00389°W / 41.83778; -79.00389
Type
Reservoir
Basin
United States
reservoir
Allegheny River
Pennsylvania
New York
Kinzua Dam
Perfidy
Peter La Farge
Johnny Cash
Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian
1794 agreement
Cornplanter
United States Congress
flood control
1936
1938
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
hydroelectric
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Southern Tier Expressway
Cornplanter (Indian Reservation)

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