Length of Dam.......................1,897'
Maximum Height of Dam........179'
Earthfill, in Cubic Yards..3,000,000
Concrete, in Cubic Yards...500,000
Penstocks, Diameter in Ft.........19'
(Pipes Though Dam)
Spillway
204Ft. Length
18-20 Ft. Warer Depth
Kinzua Dam
Authorized by the flood Control Acts of 1936, 1938, and 1941, actual construction was begun by the US Army Corp of Engineers in 1960 and completed in 1965. The main purpose of the dam is flood control on the Allegheny and Ohio rivers. The dam controls drainage on a watershed of 2180 square miles or an area twice the size of the state of Rhode Island. Side benefits derived from the dam include drought control, hydroelectric power production and recreation.
The total cost of construction was approximately $108 million. Kinzua more than paid for itself in 1972 when tropical storm Agnes dumped continual heavy rains on the watershed, bringing the reservoir to within three feet of its maximum storage capacity. Over $247 million in downstream damages were prevented.
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