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The Briar Creek Reservoir (also known as Briar Creek Park Lake or Briar Creek Lake) is a reservoir in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.〔〔 It has an area of 51.04 acres and is located in Briar Creek Township. The lake is situated on East Branch Briar Creek. The lake was constructed in the early 1970s for the purpose of flood control. It is dammed by the Briar Creek Dam. Shale and limestone rocks are found in the lake's vicinity. The lake was electrofished by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in 2010. The reservoir is designated as Approved Trout Waters and is stocked with trout. More than a dozen species of fish inhabit it and several bird species are found in its vicinity. The lake is part of the 173-acre Briar Creek Lake Park. Fishing and boating are done in the reservoir. ==Geography== The Briar Creek Reservoir is located in East Branch Briar Creek.〔 It is situated in the southeastern part of the creek's watershed.〔 The lake's elevation is slightly under above sea level.〔 The Briar Creek Reservoir is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Mifflinville.〔 It is located to the west of Berwick, on the Berwick-Evansville Road in southwestern Briar Creek Township.〔 The Briar Creek Reservoir is resembles a Hill-Land type lake. However, classification is difficult due to its small size and lack of features. The points on the lake's shoreline are "gradual and rounded". The lake has a distinct channel which meanders in a west-northwest to east-southeast direction.〔〔 The Briar Creek Reservoir is at least deep in parts of its eastern half. Various other sites in the lake are at least deep. The Briar Creek Reservoir is dammed by a dam known as the Briar Creek Dam. As of 1979, the dam is in good condition, with an "adequate" spillway capacity. The dam is not affected by any significant problems. In 1967, the dam was planned to be made of earth, be high, and have a volume 155,000 cubic yards. The Briar Creek Reservoir is almost entirely surrounded by shale. However, a band of limestone occurs to the south of the lake. Much of the land in the lake's vicinity is non-agricultural grassland.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Briar Creek Reservoir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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