Flat Rock Dam (Pennsylvania)
The Flat Rock Dam is an earthen dam across the Schuylkill River. The river flows through the dam at a rate of about 2540 CFS.[1] A future hydroelectric project plans to place turbines to generate 1.5 MW of electricity.[2]
| Flat Rock Dam | |
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| Official name | Flat Rock Dam |
| Location | Philadelphia-Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania, USA 40°02′23″N 75°14′49″W |
| Opening date | 1970s |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Schuylkill River |
The dam is part of the Flat Rock Park maintained by Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and is located off the Schuylkill Expressway in Gladwyne.[3]
See also
- List of crossings of the Schuylkill River
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