Deep Creek Hydro-Electric Dam
The Deep Creek Dam located about 8 miles north of Oakland, Maryland, consists of an earth and rockwall dam across a tributary of the Youghiogheny River that was completed in 1925 by the Pennsylvania Electric Company.- Type: Dam
- Description: earth and rockwall dam across a tributary of the Youghiogheny River
- Also known as: “Deep Creek Dam” and “Deep Creek Lake Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McHenry and Hoyes.
McHenry
McHenry is a city in Garrett County.Hoyes
Village
Hoyes is an unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. Hoyes is situated 6 miles north of Deep Creek Hydro-Electric Dam.
White Oak Springs
Hamlet
White Oak Springs is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. White Oak Springs is situated 6 miles west of Deep Creek Hydro-Electric Dam.
Deep Creek Hydro-Electric Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Garrett County, Western Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.50926° or 39° 30′ 33″ north
Longitude
-79.39074° or 79° 23′ 27″ west
Elevation
2,461 feet (750 metres)
Open location code
87F2GJ55+PP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Deep Creek Hydro-Electric Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Deep Creek Hydro-Electric Dam”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: McComas Beach and Sandy Beach.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Deep Creek Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant and Bray School.
Garrett County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Oakland and Grantsville.
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