York Haven Dam
The York Haven Dam is a low head, run-of-the river, dam and hydroelectric plant that is located on the Susquehanna River in the United States. This dam is situated 12 miles south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the Conewago Falls 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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Governor Stable and Brunner Island Steam Electric Station.
Governor Stable
Nature reserve
Governor Stable is a notable geologic formation in northern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Scattered along the northern bank of a small drainage are a high number of large diabase boulders.
Brunner Island Steam Electric Station
Power station
Brunner Island Steam Electric Station is a coal and natural gas-powered electrical generation facility in York County, Pennsylvania. It occupies most of the area of the eponymous island on Susquehanna River. Brunner Island Steam Electric Station is situated 1½ miles southeast of York Haven Dam.
Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships is a historic Pennsylvania truss bridge spanning Conewago Creek East Manchester Township and Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships is situated 2½ miles south of York Haven Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Falmouth and Cly.
Falmouth
Hamlet
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falmouth 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.
Cly
Hamlet
Cly is an unincorporated community in Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cly is located on Cly Road Route 262, between York Haven and Goldsboro on the Susquehanna River.
Bainbridge
Hamlet
Bainbridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Conoy Township, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17502. Bainbridge is located along Pennsylvania Route 441. Bainbridge is situated 3 miles southeast of York Haven Dam.
York Haven Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam and hydroelectric plant on the Susquehanna River south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Location: Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“York Haven Dam” goes by many names.
- 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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