Little Blue Run

Little Blue Run Lake or Little Blue Run is the largest coal ash impound in the United States. Ohio-based FirstEnergy owns the site, located in Western Pennsylvania and parts of the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and has disposed of billions of gallons of coal waste into the body of water.
NASA, Public domain.
  • Reservoir (intermittent)
  • …has a surface elevation of 679 feet (207 metres)
  • Description: watercourse in the United States of America
  • Also known as
    “Little Blue Run Lake”
    “Little Mill Creek”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Babbs Island and Hilltop Drive-In.
Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Movie theater
is a movie theater.
Nyttend, Public domain.
Monument
The Beginning Point of the U.S.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lawrenceville and East Liverpool.
Village
is an unincorporated community…
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Latitude
40.61276° or 40° 36′ 46″ north
Longitude
-80.51638° or 80° 30′ 59″ west
Open location code
86GXJF7M+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made = tailings_pond
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = water
Open­Street­Map feature
water = reservoir
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent = yes
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Little Blue Run” goes by many names.
Ríu Little Blue Run LakeAsturian
Little Blue RunCatalan
Little Blue RunCebuano
Little Blue Run LakeVenetian

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dry Run and East End.

Curious Streams to Discover

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