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Dam Attractions In Pocono Mountains Region

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The Pocono Mountains, commonly referred to as The Poconos , are a geographical, geological, and cultural region in Northeastern Pennsylvania, United States. The Poconos are an upland of the larger Allegheny Plateau. Forming a 2,400-square-mile escarpment overlooking the Delaware River and Delaware Water Gap to the east, the mountains are bordered on the north by Lake Wallenpaupack, on the west by the Wyoming Valley and the Coal Region, and to the south by the Lehigh Valley. The name comes from the Munsee word Pokawachne, which means Creek Between Two Hills. Much of the Poconos region lies within the Greater New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statist...
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Dam Attractions In Pocono Mountains Region

  • 1. Francis E. Walter Dam White Haven
    The Francis E. Walter Dam is an embankment dam located in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Constructed in 1961 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, it spans the Lehigh River at its confluence with the tributary Bear Creek, creating the Francis E. Walter Reservoir. Although the dam was originally constructed for flood management, its reservoir has since become a popular recreational area for fishing, kayaking, and boating. It was originally called Bear Creek Dam, but was renamed in 1963 after United States Congressman Francis E. Walter.
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  • 2. Beltzville State Park Lehighton
    Beltzville State Park is a 2,972.39-acre Pennsylvania state park in Franklin and Towamensing townships, Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park opened in 1972, and was developed around the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control project, Beltzville Dam on Pohopoco Creek. The village of Big Creek Valley was vacated in 1966 to make way for Beltzville Lake. Beltzville Lake is a 951.5 acres with 19.8 miles of shoreline. Beltzville State Park is 5 miles east of Lehighton just off U.S. Route 209. The park is at an elevation of 633 feet .Beltzville Lake is a popular fishing destination. Anglers can fish for striped bass, largemouth and smallmouth bass, trout, walleye, perch, and muskellunge. Pohopoco Creek is stocked with trout by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.Hu...
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