词条 | Deep Creek Lake |
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| name = Deep Creek Lake | image = DCL-May2008.jpg | caption = Boats docked at a Deep Creek Lake pier in May 2008. | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Garrett County, Maryland | coords = {{Coord|39.5095354|N|79.3911531|W|region:US-MD_type:waterbody|format=dms|name=Deep Creek Lake}} | lake_type = Reservoir | inflow = Deep Creek, Meadow Mountain Run, Cherry Creek, Green Glade Run | outflow = Deep Creek | catchment = {{convert|64.7|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} | basin_countries = United States of America | length = {{convert|11.25|mi|km}} | width = {{convert|1.13|mi|km}} | area = {{convert|3628|acre|km2|abbr=on}} | depth = | max-depth = {{convert|75|ft|abbr=on}} | volume = | residence_time = | shore = {{convert|69|mi|abbr=on}} | elevation = {{convert|2461|ft|m|abbr=on}} | frozen = | islands = | cities = McHenry, Maryland }}Deep Creek Lake is the largest inland body of water in the U.S. state of Maryland. It covers approximately {{convert|3900|acre|km2}} and has {{convert|69|mi|km}} of shoreline.[1] Like all lakes in Maryland, it is man-made by the state.[2] The lake is home to a wide variety of freshwater fish and aquatic birds. The Wisp ski resort is located nearby.[3] HistoryThe lake is a result of the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Company hydroelectric project on Deep Creek in the 1920s. Deep Creek Dam, located about {{convert|8|mi|km}} north of Oakland, Maryland, consists of an earth and rock wall dam across a tributary of the Youghiogheny River. Construction of the dam began in 1923 and was completed in 1925. The hydroelectric plant became operational at 4:00 p.m. on May 26, 1925.[4] The lake was purchased by the U.S. state of Maryland in 2000 from the Pennsylvania Electric Company and public access to the lake is provided by Deep Creek Lake State Park.[5] FishingFish commonly caught by anglers include:[6] {{div col|colwidth=15em}}
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References1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/travel/escapes/14havens.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |title=High-End Rustic on a Plateau in the Alleghenies |work=The New York Times | first=Eugene L. | last=Meyer | date=2007-09-14 | accessdate=2010-05-01}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/fs/fs15.html |title=Maryland’s Lakes and Reservoirs: FAQ}} 3. ^{{cite journal |last=Phillips |first=John |title=Ski & Snowboard America Mid-Atlantic, 2nd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VckrqufkcpMC |accessdate=22 December 2010}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Yough Dams|url=http://historyoftheupperyough.com/stories/youghdams/|website=History of the Upper Yough|accessdate=12 July 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://esm.versar.com/pprp/features/deepcrk/history.htm |title=The History of Deep Creek |work=Power Plant Research Program |publisher=Maryland Department of Natural Resources |accessdate=24 February 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/index.asp |title=Maryland Fish Facts |publisher=Maryland Department of Natural Resources |accessdate=24 February 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304160324/http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/index.asp |archivedate=4 March 2013 |df= }} External links{{wikivoyage|Deep Creek Lake}}
2 : Reservoirs in Maryland|Rivers of Garrett County, Maryland |
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