Deep Creek Lake
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Infobox body of water tracking".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Deep Creek Lake is an artificial reservoir in the U.S. state of Maryland.[1] It has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., a shoreline length of Script error: No such module "convert"., and a volume of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2][3] The lake is home to a wide variety of aquatic life, such as freshwater fish and aquatic birds. Along with the nearby Wisp Ski Resort,[4] the lake is a popular regional vacation and tourism destination.[5]
History
The lake is a result of the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Company hydroelectric project on Deep Creek in the 1920s. Deep Creek Dam, located about Script error: No such module "convert". 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 p.m. on May 26, 1925.[6] The state of Maryland purchased the lake in 2000 from the Pennsylvania Electric Company, and Deep Creek Lake State Park provides public access to the lake.[7]
Fishing
Fish commonly caught by anglers include:[8]
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
Climate
Deep Creek Lake has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
See also
Script error: No such module "Portal".
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
Script error: No such module "Side box". Template:Wikivoyage
- Maryland Park Service Deep Creek Lake
- Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center
- Deep Creek Lake Chamber of Commerce
- Template:Gnis
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Nature centers in Maryland
Script error: No such module "Authority control".