Lake Habeeb is a reservoir

Reservoir

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 of 243 acre (0.98338698 km²) and is located in Allegany County, Maryland

Allegany County, Maryland

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, United States

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. The lake is fed by Rocky Gap Run, and nestled against the east side of the southern tip of Evitts Mountain

Evitts Mountain

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. Created in 1969 and made accessible to the public in 1974, it attains a maximum depth of 74 feet (22.6 m) near its earthen dam. It offers three public beach areas along Habeeb's 9.4 miles (15.1 km) shoreline, as well as an arguably superb fishery.

The lake is named after Edward Habeeb, a local florist who helped initiate the development of the area.