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Hoopes Reservoir

Coordinates: 39°46′27″N 75°38′03″W / 39.77426°N 75.63425°W / 39.77426; -75.63425
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Hoopes Reservoir
Hoopes Reservoir in spring
Location of Hoopes Reservoir in Delaware, USA.
Location of Hoopes Reservoir in Delaware, USA.
Hoopes Reservoir
Location of Hoopes Reservoir in Delaware, USA.
Location of Hoopes Reservoir in Delaware, USA.
Hoopes Reservoir
LocationNew Castle County, Delaware, United States
Coordinates39°46′27″N 75°38′03″W / 39.77426°N 75.63425°W / 39.77426; -75.63425
Surface area187 acres (76 ha)
Water volume479,160,000 cubic feet (13,568,000 m3)

Hoopes Reservoir is a reservoir in New Castle County, Delaware.

The reservoir first impounded the water of Old Mill Stream and Red Clay Creek in 1932, with a dam built by the city of Wilmington, Delaware, for municipal drinking water. It has a water surface of 187 acres (76 ha), a maximum capacity of 11,000 acre-feet (14,000,000 m3), and a normal capacity of 6,300 acre-feet (7,800,000 m3).[1] The reservoir and its surroundings have been open to the public since 1971.[2] It is the largest reservoir in Delaware.

The dam, Edgar M. Hoopes Dam (National ID # DE00015), is a concrete gravity dam originally built in 1932 and restructured several times since. It is 135 feet (41 m) high and 845 feet (258 m) in length at the crest.[1] Its namesake, Edgar M. Hoopes, was Chief Engineer of the Wilmington Water Department from 1913 through 1918, according to a plaque on site.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Find Lakes". findlakes.com.
  2. ^ a b "Conserve, Educate, Advocate - Delaware Nature Society". Delaware Nature Society. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-17.