Six Mile Run Reservoir Site

The Six Mile Run Reservoir Site, part of the "Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park" is in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, and is adjacent to the Delaware and Raritan Canal. It covers 3,037 acres. The Six Mile Run is a tributary with a length of six miles that runs into the Raritan River.

History

The land for the reservoir was first acquired by the state of New Jersey in 1970, through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resources as a future reservoir and recreation area. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=State Has Reservoir Site, but No Funds to Build It; 'Extensive Repairs' Needed |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F7061FF63B5A13718DDDAC0994DA415B848BF1D3 |quote=Acquisition by the state of the 2,900 acres it needs in this Somerset County community in order to start building the long-awaited Six Mile Run Reservoir is now 95 per cent complete, but construction funds are nowhere in sight. ... 'I lived there very nicely for over 35 years,' said Mrs. Garretson Hageman, who now resides in Bound Brook. 'There were a few leaks in the roof, ...' |work=New York Times |date=December 15, 1974 |accessdate=2008-07-30 ] The reservoir was never built and in 1993 the area was transferred to the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry when alternative water supply sources were found.

External links

* [http://www.dandrcanal.com/interest.html#sixmile Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park: Six Mile Run Reservoir Site]
* [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/drcanal.html#six NJDEP: Six Mile Run Reservoir Site]

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