- Buckhorn Reservoir
Infobox lake
lake_name = Buckhorn Reservoir
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location =Wilson County, North Carolina
coords = coord|35|41|29|N|078|07|12|W|type:waterbody_region:US-NC_source:gnis|display=inline,title
type =reservoir
inflow = Turkey Creek and Moccasin Creek
outflow = Contentnea Creek
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basin_countries = United States
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area = convert|2300|acre|km2
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elevation = convert|146|ft|m|abbr=on
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frozen =Buckhorn Reservoir is a an artificial lake in
Wilson County, North Carolina created by the Buckhorn Dam. The reservoir is the primary water supply for the city ofWilson, North Carolina . The original Buckhorn Dam was built in 1974, convert|1000|ft|m upstream from the current dam. [ [http://www.wilsontimes.com/News/Local/Story/Saving_for_a_rainy_day___or_not__ WilsonTimes.com ] ] The reservoir at that time only had the ability to contain 800 million gallons of water. In 1999, a new dam was constructed downstream from the older dam creating a reservoir with a much larger capacity. The new Buckhorn Reservoir covers an area of convert|2300|acre|km2, and has a capacity of 7 billion gallons when fully filled.The dam itself is one-half mile long and was built with expansion in mind. The top of the dam was built to an elevation of convert|159|ft|m above sea level, however the lake is only filled to the convert|148|ft|m|sing=on elevation. The dam is capable of holding another convert|6|ft|m of water, but that would require changes to the spillway design. A recent drought in 2007 caused the reservoir to drop to the 60% capacity level, which has elevated the issue of increasing the capacity of the lake.
The reservoir is fed by two streams, Turkey Creek and Moccasin Creek. Water to be treated is not drawn from the reservoir itself, rather the outflow from the dam travels down Contentnea creek to the Wiggins Mill reservoir, where the water is treated at the Wiggins Mill Water Treatment Plant.
References
External links
*http://www.wilsontimes.com/News/Local/Story/Saving_for_a_rainy_day___or_not__
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