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The Kinzua Dam, on the Allegheny River in Warren County, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest dams in the United States east of the Mississippi River. It is located within the Allegheny National Forest. The dam is located east of Warren, Pennsylvania, along Route 59, within the Allegheny National Forest. A boat marina and beach are located within the dam boundaries. In addition to providing flood control and power generation, the dam created Pennsylvania's deepest lake, the Allegheny Reservoir, also known as Kinzua Lake. The lake extends 25 miles to the north, nearly to Salamanca, New York, which is within the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York. Federal condemnation of tribal lands to be flooded for the project displaced more than 600 Seneca members and cost the reservation , nearly one-third of its territory and much of its fertile farmland. ==Construction== Authorized by Congress under the Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938 during the Great Depression, construction on the dam was not begun by the US Army Corps of Engineers until 1960; it was completed in 1965. By that time considerable opposition to the dam had developed, particularly among the Seneca Nation of Indians based in New York. Due to proposed flooding of lands behind the dam to create a lake for recreation and hydropower, they would lose numerous communities and thousands of acres of fertile farmland. More than 600 families were displaced by the project and forced to relocate. The main purpose of the dam was flood control on the Allegheny River. Kinzua controls drainage on a watershed of , an area twice the size of the state of Rhode Island. According to the Corps of Engineers, side benefits derived from the dam include drought control, hydroelectric power production, and recreation.〔(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir )〕〔(Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Libraries - Congressman John P. Saylor )〕〔(Rhode Island QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau )〕 The hydroelectric power is distributed largely to Pittsburgh.〔(Daniel Robison (WBFO), "Seneca Nation fights for control of Kinzua Dam" ), ''Innovation Trail'', 18 May 2011〕 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「Kinzua Dam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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