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Location | Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates | 40°1′50.7″N75°17′29.2″W / 40.030750°N 75.291444°W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Mill Creek |
Primary outflows | Mill Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 233 ft (71 m) [1] |
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