McMillan Reservoir
The McMillan Reservoir is a reservoir in Washington, D.C., that supplies most of the city's municipal water. It was originally called the Howard University Reservoir or the Washington City Reservoir, and was completed in 1902 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: artificial lake in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “Howard University Reservoir”
- Historically known as: “New Reservoir” and “Washington City Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Children’s National Medical Center and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Children’s National Medical Center
Hospital
Children's National Hospital is a freestanding, 323-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Washington, D.C. It is affiliated with the George Washington University School of Medicine and the Howard University College of Medicine.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Hospital
MedStar Washington Hospital Center is the largest not-for-profit Hospital in Washington, D.C.. It is a member of MedStar Health, licensed for 926 beds, and a teaching hospital for Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Moorland–Spingarn Research Center
Library
Photo: Fourandsixty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Moorland–Spingarn Research Center in Washington, D.C, is located on the campus of Howard University on the first and ground floors of Founders Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bloomingdale and Columbia Heights.
Bloomingdale
Neighborhood
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.
Columbia Heights
Suburb
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.
Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.
Edgewood
Neighborhood
Edgewood is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Edgewood is bounded by Michigan Avenue NE to the north, Rhode Island Avenue NE to the south, North Capitol Street to the west, and the Washington Metro's Red Line to the east.
McMillan Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.92501° or 38° 55′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.01665° or 77° 0′ 60″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
87C4WXGM+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 27873767OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
4139580Wikidata ID
Q7334070
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“McMillan Reservoir” goes by many names.
- French: “McMillan Reservoir”
- Polish: “McMillan Reservoir”
- “McMillan Reservoir”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Children’s Hospital heliport and Founders Library - UGL.
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