Conowingo Dam


Conowingo Dam

(kŏn'əwĭng`gō), 4,648 ft (1,417 m) long, 102 ft (31 m) high, on the Susquehanna River, NE Md.; completed 1928. It is one of the largest nonfederal hydroelectric power plants in the United States. Conowingo Lake, formed by the dam, extends 14 mi (23 km) upstream.