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Coordinates:39°07′29″N76°54′22″W/ 39.124667°N 76.906099°W/39.124667; -76.906099
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Rocky Gorge Reservoir
T. Howard Duckett Reservoir
Location of Rocky Gorge Reservoir in Maryland, US
Location of Rocky Gorge Reservoir in Maryland, US
Rocky Gorge Reservoir
Location of Rocky Gorge Reservoir in Maryland, US
Location of Rocky Gorge Reservoir in Maryland, US
Rocky Gorge Reservoir
LocationBurtonsville, MarylandLaurel, Maryland
Coordinates39°07′29″N76°54′22″W/ 39.124667°N 76.906099°W/39.124667; -76.906099
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsPatuxent River
Primary outflowsPatuxent River
Catchment area132 sq mi (340 km2)
BasincountriesUnited States
Surface area773 acres (313 ha)
Average depth74 ft (23 m)
Water volume5,500,000,000US gal(0.021km3)
Surface elevation266 ft (81 m)<[1]

Rocky Gorge Reservoiris located on thePatuxent RiverinHoward,Montgomery,andPrince George'scounties inMaryland,betweenLaurelandBurtonsville.Thereservoirwas created in 1952 by the construction of theT. Howard Duckett Damon the Patuxent.[2]The dam is visible fromInterstate 95near milemarker 34. Because of its close association with a dam by the name, the reservoir is sometimes called theT. Howard Duckett Reservoir.It has a surface area of 773 acres (313 ha).[3]The reservoir is maintained as adrinking watersource by theWashington Suburban Sanitary Commission(WSSC).

WSSC provides recreational facilities to the public on portions of the Rocky Gorge property, including hiking, picnicking, fishing, boating, horseback riding, and hunting.[4]Local fish species includepikeandlargemouth bass.

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T. Howard Duckett drafted the law officially establishing the WSSC as a permanent bicounty agency.[5]Following lobbying byE. Brooke Lee,the law was passed, effective May 1, 1918.[5]Duckett was named one of the three first official commissioners.[5]

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  1. ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Gorge Reservoir
  2. ^Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Laurel, MD."The WSSC -- A Thumbnail History."June 2007.
  3. ^Maryland Department of the Environment. Baltimore, MD."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."Final. June 2008. p. 4.
  4. ^"Top 5 Things to Do at the Rocky Gorge Reservoir | The Wayside Inn".The Wayside Inn.February 9, 2016.RetrievedJuly 13,2017.
  5. ^abcBrigham, Arthur. "The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission".The Montgomery County Story.Montgomery County Historical Society.21.3. August 1978.

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