Rocky Gorge Reservoir

Rocky Gorge Reservoir

Infobox lake
lake_name = Rocky Gorge Reservoir
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location = Burtonsville, Maryland
coords = coord|39.124667|N|76.906099|W|type:waterbody_region:US|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
inflow = Patuxent River
outflow = Patuxent River
catchment = convert|132|sqmi|abbr=on|lk=on
basin_countries = United States
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area = convert|773|acre|ha|0|abbr=on
depth = convert|74|ft|abbr=on|lk=on
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Rocky Gorge Reservoir is located on the Patuxent River in Howard County, Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, Maryland near the town of Burtonsville. The reservoir was created in 1952 by the construction of the T. Howard Duckett Dam on the Patuxent. [Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Laurel, MD. [http://www.wsscwater.com/about/history.cfm "The WSSC -- A Thumbnail History."] Accessed March 29, 2008.] The dam is visible from Interstate 95 near mile marker 34. Because of its close association with a dam by the name, the reservoir is sometimes called the T. Howard Duckett Reservoir. It has a surface area of 773 acres. [Maryland Department of the Environment. Baltimore, MD. [http://www.mde.state.md.us/assets/document/Patuxent%20Reservoir_TMDL_main_070907_PN.pdf "Total Maximum Daily Loads of Phosphorus and Sediments for Triadelphia Reservoir (Brighton Dam) and Total Maximum Daily Loads of Phosphorus for Rocky Gorge Reservoir, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland."] Draft. June 2007.] The reservoir is maintained as a drinking water source by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC).

WSSC provides recreational facilities to the public on portions of the Rocky Gorge property, including hiking, picnicing, fishing, boating, horseback riding, and hunting. Local fish species include pike and largemouth bass.

ee also

*Triadelphia Reservoir

References

External links

* [http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/deptmpl.asp?url=/content/dep/csps/watersheds/csps/html/lpat.asp Countywide Stream Protection Strategy: Lower Patuxent Watershed] - Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
* [http://www.wsscwater.org Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission]


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