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Bethlehem Water, It All Starts Here!

 Crystal clear springs, like this one,  feed the creeks and streams that eventually fill the Penn Forest  and Wild Creek Reservoirs, the sources of the City of Bethlehem's  pristine, safe and abundant drinking water supply!  

Penn Forest and Wild Creek Reservoirs

About - reservoirs - penn forest reservoir

Penn Forest Reservoir

Height of Dam

180 ft.

Area of Watershed

16.5 sq. mi.

Maximum Water Depth

125 ft.

Top Length of Dam

2,050 ft.

Capacity

6.0 billion gal.

Length of Shoreline

7 mi.

Area of Water Surface

480 acres @ El. 1,000.6 ft.

Earth Fill volume

1,900,000 Cubic Yards

RCC Volume

370,000 Cubic Yards

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About - reservoirs - wild creek reservoir

Wild Creek Reservoir

Maximum Depth

135 ft.

Area of Watershed

22 sq. mi.

Capacity

3.9 billion gal.

Top Length of Dam

1,076 ft.

Length of Shoreline

6 mi.

Top Width of Dam

30 ft.

Area of Water Surface

304 acres.

Maximum Bottom Width

1000 ft.

Diameters of pipe lines

36" and 30"

Height above creek level

155 ft.

Earth Fill in Dam

1,300,000 Cubic Yards

Spillway elevation

820 ft.

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Elevations

Elevations

Penn Forest Dam Spillway

1000.6 ft.

Wild Creek Dam Spillway

820 ft.

Bethlehem Water Treatment Plant at Pennsville

675 ft.

Broad and New Streets

340 ft.

10 East Church Street, Room B-311, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA

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