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Triadelphia Reservoir
Reservoir in near Brookeville, Maryland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Triadelphia Reservoir is located on the Patuxent River, in Howard County and Montgomery County, Maryland near the town of Brookeville.
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Location | Howard / Montgomery counties, near Brookeville, Maryland |
Coordinates | 39°12′27″N 77°00′48″W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Patuxent River |
Primary outflows | Patuxent River |
Catchment area | 77.3 sq mi (200 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 800 acres (3.2 km2) |
Average depth | 52 ft (16 m) |
Water volume | 6,200,000,000 US gal (0.023 km3) |
Surface elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
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The reservoir was created in 1943 by the construction of the Brighton Dam on the Patuxent.[1]