Safe Harbor Dam
The Safe Harbor Dam is a concrete gravity dam, with an associated hydroelectric power station, on the lower Susquehanna River. It is the most northerly and last of three Great Depression-era public electrification projects' hydroelectric dams, and was constructed between April 1, 1930, and December 7, 1931.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Safe Harbor Bridge.
Safe Harbor Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Safe Harbor and Pequea.
Safe Harbor
Hamlet
Safe Harbor is an unincorporated community located within Conestoga Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The general location was an early staging area for Native American tribes traversing the Susquehanna River from the settlements surrounding Conestoga and present day Manor Township.
Pequea
Village
Pequea is an unincorporated community that is located in Martic Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated where Route 324 ends at the Susquehanna River, twelve miles south of Lancaster. Pequea is situated 2½ miles southeast of Safe Harbor Dam.
Martic Forge
Hamlet
Martic Forge is an unincorporated community in Martic Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Martic Forge is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 324 and River Road, just east of the Pequea Creek. Martic Forge is situated 3½ miles east of Safe Harbor Dam.
Safe Harbor Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: concrete gravity dam on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, United States
- Categories: gravity dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.92121° or 39° 55′ 16″ north
Longitude
-76.39191° or 76° 23′ 31″ west
Elevation
184 feet (56 metres)
Open location code
87F5WJC5+F6
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Safe Harbor Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Safe Harbor Dam”
- Chinese: “安全港水壩”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Safe Harbor vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Safe Harbor-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Safe Harbor-demningen”
- Spanish: “Presa Safe Harbor”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Сейф-Харбор”
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