Conowingo Dam

The Conowingo Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in the lower near the town of , . The medium-height, masonry gravity dam is one of the largest non-federal hydroelectric dams in the U.S, and the largest dam in the state of Maryland.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse and Darlington United Methodist Church.

Church
is a historic Friends meeting house located at , . It is a one-story fieldstone structure, six bays long on the south, four bays on the north, and three bays wide. is situated 2 miles southwest of Conowingo Dam.

Church
is located in . It is a pre Civil War structure, built in 1852, with white siding, large windows, and many historically original architecture. is situated 2 miles southwest of Conowingo Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berkley and Darlington.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Rigbie House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. is situated 2 miles west of Conowingo Dam.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern , , United States. The population was 409 at the 2010 census. is situated 2 miles southwest of Conowingo Dam.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles west of Conowingo Dam.

Conowingo Dam

Latitude
39.66202° or 39° 39′ 43″ north
Longitude
-76.1729° or 76° 10′ 22″ west
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
87F5MR6G+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 50263402
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
4352155
Wiki­data ID
Q5162372
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Conowingo Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Conowingo Dam
  • Chinese: 科諾溫哥水壩
  • Egyptian Arabic: سد كونوينجو
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Conowingo-demningen
  • Norwegian: Conowingo-demningen
  • Ukrainian: ГЕС Коновінго

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Conowingo Village and Octoraro.

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