Lake Elkhorn Dam
Lake Elkhorn Dam is a dam in Howard, Maryland. Lake Elkhorn Dam is situated nearby to the suburb Owen Brown, as well as near the neighborhood Hopewell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: earthen dam in Columbia, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Newharts Pond Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Elkhorn and Merriweather Post Pavilion.
Lake Elkhorn
Reservoir
Lake Elkhorn is a 37-acre reservoir located in the Owen Brown area of Columbia, Maryland. It is Columbia's third and largest lake. Its main features are a small dam and a park with a picnic pavilion and a two-mile walking path around the lake.
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Arts center
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Merriweather Post Pavilion is an outdoor concert venue located in the planned community of Columbia, Maryland. In 2010, Merriweather was named the second best amphitheater in the United States by Billboard magazine. Merriweather Post Pavilion is situated 2 miles northwest of Lake Elkhorn Dam.
The Mall in Columbia
Shopping center
The Mall in Columbia, also known as the Columbia Mall, is the central shopping mall for the planned community of Columbia, Maryland, United States. It has over 200 specialty stores and the anchor stores are AMC Theatres, Lidl, Main Event Entertainment, Barnes & Noble, JCPenney, Macy's, and Nordstrom. The Mall in Columbia is situated 2½ miles north of Lake Elkhorn Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Owen Brown and Hopewell.
Owen Brown
Suburb
Owen Brown is one of the ten villages in Columbia, Maryland, United States, established in 1972. Neighborhoods in the village include Dasher Green, Elkhorn and Hopewell. Owen Brown lies south and east of the town center. The village contains the 37-acre park.
Hopewell
Neighborhood
Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It lies at an elevation of 361 feet. The name is derived from the Laswells' Hopewell 200 acre original land tract patented on Dec. 6, 1728 for Thomas Davis.
Guilford
Hamlet
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Guilford is an unincorporated community located in Howard County in the state of Maryland. The location is named after the Guilford Mill. Guilford is near Kings Contrivance, one of the nine "villages" of Columbia.
Lake Elkhorn Dam
- Category: earth-fill dam
- Location: Howard, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.18297° or 39° 10′ 59″ northLongitude
-76.84705° or 76° 50′ 49″ westElevation
292 feet (89 metres)Open location code
87F555M3+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 145779963OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Elkhorn Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Lake Elkhorn Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Elkhorn Dam”
- Japanese: “エルクホーン湖ダム”
- Japanese: “ニューハーツ・ポンド・ダム”
- Japanese: “ニューハーツ池ダム”
- Japanese: “レイク・エルクホーン・ダム”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dasher Green and Elkhorn.
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