Dam in Oakland, Maryland
Earth and rockwall dam in Maryland, US
The Deep Creek Dam located about 8 miles north of Oakland , Maryland , consists of an earth and rockwall dam across a tributary of the Youghiogheny River that was completed in 1925 by the Pennsylvania Electric Company . Construction of the dam created the Deep Creek Lake . The twin water turbine 20 MW hydroelectric plant, acquired by Brookfield Renewable Power, Inc. , in 2005,[ 1] became operational in 1928. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensed the dam and hydroelectric plant in 1968, but released the licensing to Maryland effective 1994.[ 2] Under a 1994 agreement with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources , the dam is operated to control waterflows to maintain the river temperature and dissolved oxygen levels to assist downstream fisheries with the intent of increasing the number of trout[ 3] as well as to enable recreational whitewater activities (kayaking , canoeing , and commercial rafting ) on the Upper Youghiogheny River into which the dam releases. The Maryland Department of the Environment water appropriations permit under which the dam operates was last renewed on September 2, 2020.[ 4]
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39°30′33″N 79°23′27″W / 39.5093°N 79.3908°W / 39.5093; -79.3908