Curwensville Dam

Curwensville Dam (HM20G2)

Location: Curwensville, PA 16833 Clearfield County
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N 40° 57.354', W 78° 31.206'

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Begun in 1962 as one of four dams built to protect the West Branch Basin from flooding, it was completed November 1965. Unlike the devastating floods in 1889 & 1936, Pennsylvania's worst flood in 1972 was less severe in Clearfield County. The unprotected North Branch saw 40-foot flooding.
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HM NumberHM20G2
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Year Placed2004
Placed ByClearfield County Bicentennial Committee
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Date Added Saturday, August 5th, 2017 at 7:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 708711 N 4536823
Decimal Degrees40.95590000, -78.52010000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 57.354', W 78° 31.206'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 57' 21.24" N, 78° 31' 12.36" W
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Area Code(s)814
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12301-12999 PA-453, Curwensville PA 16833, US
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