List of lakes of the Washington, D.C., area
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The Washington metropolitan area has several important lakes and reservoirs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created several of the reservoirs in the Washington D.C. area.[1]
Lakes
[edit]- Lake Accotink
- Lake Anne
- Lake Artemesia[2][3]
- Babcock Lakes (no longer exist)[4][5]
- Lake Barcroft, Virginia
- Lake Bernard Frank
- Lake Braddock
- Burke Lake
- Culler Lake[6]
- Lake Fairfax Park
- Kingman Lake[7][8]
- Little Seneca Lake
- Lake Manassas
- Lake Mooney[9]
- Lake Needwood[10][11]
- Tidal Basin[12]
Reservoirs
[edit]- Breckenridge Reservoir
- Dalecarlia Reservoir[13]
- Georgetown Reservoir[13]
- McMillan Reservoir[1]
- Occoquan Reservoir
- Rocky Gorge Reservoir
References
[edit]- ^ a b Scott, Pamela (2007), "Capital Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Development of Washington, D.C., 1790-2004." Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine p. 175. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Publication No. EP 870-1-67.
- ^ Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation, Riverdale, MD. "Lake Artemesia." Archived 2013-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2009-12-22.
- ^ Kelly, John (2017-12-02). "Perspective | Breeding ponds in College Park, Md., once kept the U.S. awash in goldfish". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ "Histories of the National Mall | Babcock Lakes". mallhistory.org. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Histories of the National Mall | Potomac Flats Reclaimed". mallhistory.org. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "A "WATERLESS" CULLER LAKE". historysharkproductions.com. History Shark. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Gutheim and Lee, Worthy of the Nation, 2006, p. 148.
- ^ "Anacostia Park to Have A Lake," Washington Post, August 18, 1920.
- ^ "Lake Mooney will be open for fishing on Saturday, July 1". Potomac Local. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Park's Staff to Run Boat Concession At Maryland's New Lake Needwood". The Washington Post. October 6, 1966. p. C16.
- ^ "New Montgomery Dam Creates 72-Acre Lake". The Washington Post. October 21, 1966. p. B1.
- ^ Ruane, Michael E. (August 6, 2012). "Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool nearly ready after $34 million reconstruction". Washington Post. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ a b Proposed Water Treatment Residuals Management Process for the Washington Aqueduct: Environmental Impact Statement. Vol. 1. Washington Aqueduct Division. Baltimore District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005, p. 3-32. Archived 2013-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2012-12-16.
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