Triadelphia Reservoir

Infobox lake
lake_name = Triadelphia Reservoir
image_lake = Triadelphia lake.jpg
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location = Brookeville, Maryland
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type = reservoir
inflow = Patuxent River
outflow = Patuxent River
catchment = convert|77.3|sqmi|abbr=on|lk=on
basin_countries = United States
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area = convert|800|acre|ha|0|abbr=on
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Triadelphia Reservoir, sometimes called Tridelphia Reservoir or Tridelphia Lake, is located on the Patuxent River, in Howard County and Montgomery County, Maryland near the town of Brookeville. The reservoir was created in 1943 by the construction of the Brighton Dam on the Patuxent. [Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Laurel, MD. [http://www.wsscwater.com/about/history.cfm "The WSSC -- A Thumbnail History."] Accessed March 29, 2008.] It has a surface area of 800 acres. [Maryland Department of the Environment. Baltimore, MD. [http://www.mde.state.md.us/assets/document/Patuxent%20Reservoir_TMDL_main_070907_PN.pdf "Total Maximum Daily Loads of Phosphorus and Sediments for Triadelphia Reservoir (Brighton Dam) and Total Maximum Daily Loads of Phosphorus for Rocky Gorge Reservoir, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties, Maryland."] Draft. June 2007.] The reservoir is maintained as a drinking water source by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC).

WSSC provides recreational facilities to the public on portions of the Triadelphia property, including hiking, picnicing, fishing, boating, horseback riding, and hunting.

ee also

*Rocky Gorge Reservoir

References

* [http://findlakes.com/tridelphia_lake_maryland~md00005.htm FindLakes.com]
*Gnis|594227|Tridelphia Reservoir
*cite news |first=Vernon C. |last=Thompson |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Triadelphia Lake: Quiet, Serene Spot To Fish For Bass. A Quiet Fishing Spot Between the Highways, Malls: Triadelphia Lake
url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/136665092.html?dids=136665092:136665092&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=AUG+03%2C+1978&author=By+Vernon+C.+Thompson+Washington+Post+Staff+Writer&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Triadelphia+Lake%3A+Quiet%2C+Serene+Spot+To+Fish+For+Bass&pqatl=google |work=The Washington Post |publisher= |date=Aug 3, 1978 |accessdate=2008-07-19

External links

* [http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/deptmpl.asp?url=/content/dep/csps/watersheds/csps/html/upperpat.asp Countywide Stream Protection Strategy: Upper Patuxent Watershed] - Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
* [http://www.wsscwater.org Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission]