Mary Elmer Lake
Encyclopedia
Mary Elmer Lake is a reservoir
on the Cohansey River in Cumberland County, New Jersey
, used for water-supply and recreation purposes.
, New Jersey
, and is owned by the city. At normal levels it has a surface area of 22 acres (8.9 ha).
Mary Elmer Lake Dam is of earthen construction, a gravity dam, with a height of 15 feet (4.6 m) and a length of 500 feet (152.4 m). Maximum discharge is 4078 cubic feet (115.5 m³) per second. Normal storage is 68 acre.ft. It drains an area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km²). The lake is fed by Barret's Run, and the lake's water empties via a small stream into nearby Sunset Lake
and thence into the Cohansey River.
was completed in 1924 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The name was later changed to Mary Elmer Lake.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
on the Cohansey River in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population is 156,898. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland....
, used for water-supply and recreation purposes.
Description
The lake is located in the park system of the city of BridgetonBridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state, on the Cohansey River, near Delaware Bay. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 25,349. It is the county seat of Cumberland County...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, and is owned by the city. At normal levels it has a surface area of 22 acres (8.9 ha).
Mary Elmer Lake Dam is of earthen construction, a gravity dam, with a height of 15 feet (4.6 m) and a length of 500 feet (152.4 m). Maximum discharge is 4078 cubic feet (115.5 m³) per second. Normal storage is 68 acre.ft. It drains an area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km²). The lake is fed by Barret's Run, and the lake's water empties via a small stream into nearby Sunset Lake
Sunset Lake (New Jersey)
Sunset Lake is a medium-sized reservoir located in and near the city of Bridgeton in southern New Jersey . The reservoir lies mostly in the townships of Hopewell Township and Upper Deerfield Township. The lake was created by damming a stream that feeds to the area from above Seeley Lake...
and thence into the Cohansey River.
History
Mary Elmer Lake was originally known as Ireland's Mill Pond. Construction of the damDam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
was completed in 1924 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The name was later changed to Mary Elmer Lake.