York Haven Dam

The York Haven Dam is a low head, run-of-the river, dam and hydroelectric plant that is located on the in the United States. This dam is situated 12 miles south of , at the impounding about 8,000 feet of the river to the west side of Three Mile Island, where the river drops 19 feet in 1⁄4 mile.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Governor Stable and Three Mile Island.

Nature reserve
is a notable geologic formation in northern . Scattered along the northern bank of a small drainage are a high number of large diabase boulders.

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Nuclear Generating Station, is a shut-down nuclear power plant on in Pennsylvania, US, on the just south of . is situated 2 miles north of York Haven Dam.

Power station
is a coal and natural gas-powered electrical generation facility in . It occupies most of the area of the eponymous island on . is situated 2½ miles southeast of York Haven Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falmouth and Cly.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 420, but the 2020 census shows that the population has decreased to 397.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Newberry Township, , , United States. is located on Road Route 262, between and on the .

Village
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is a borough in , United States. The population was 930 at the 2020 census. It is part of the . is situated 2½ miles northwest of York Haven Dam.

York Haven Dam

Latitude
40.12263° or 40° 7′ 22″ north
Longitude
-76.72015° or 76° 43′ 13″ west
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Open location code
87G547FH+3W
Geo­Names ID
5220360
Wiki­data ID
Q8055456
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Satellite Map

Discover York Haven Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“York Haven Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “York Haven Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Lancaster County)”
  • Cebuano: “York Haven Dam”
  • Chinese: “約克哈芬水壩”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد يورك هافن”
  • Italian: “diga di York Haven”

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