McMillan Reservoir

The McMillan Reservoir is a in , 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.
Wikipedia
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  • 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.

Hospital
Children's National Hospital is a freestanding, 323-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital located in It is affiliated with the George Washington University School of Medicine and the Howard University College of Medicine.

Hospital
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is the largest not-for-profit Hospital in . It is a member of MedStar Health, licensed for 926 beds, and a teaching hospital for Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Library
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The is an academic library at in The building, named The in honor of the 17 men who founded Howard University, serves as a symbol of the university.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bloomingdale and Columbia Heights.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of , less than two miles north of the 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.

Suburb
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Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast 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

Latitude
38.92501° or 38° 55′ 30″ north
Longitude
-77.01665° or 77° 0′ 60″ west
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
Open location code
87C4WXGM+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27873767
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
4139580
Wiki­data 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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