Parker Pond (Maryland)

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Parker Pond
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Parker Pond
Coordinates 38°21′00″N75°32′42″W / 38.35000°N 75.54500°W / 38.35000; -75.54500 [1]
Primary outflows 806 cubic ft/second [2]
Max. length1.02 miles [3]
Surface area41.5 acres [2]
Water volume245.0 acre/ft [2]
Surface elevation36 ft (11 m) [4]

Parker Pond is a pond in Wicomico County, Maryland formed by a widening of Beaverdam Creek. [1]

Parker Pond is a man-made body of water, constructed around 1778 using soil excavated from an area adjacent to the east sIde of the dam. [3] The original purpose of the dam was to provide water power, operate a gristmill and a sawmill. [3] In the late 1700’s the pond was known as Robbins' Mill Lot owned by James B. Robbins. [3]

The dam is located on Beaverdam Creek approximately 1.5 miles upstream from Beaglin Park Dam forming Schumaker Pond within the Wicomico River drainage basin. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 United States Geographic Board (1908). Decisions of the United States Geographic Board. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 31.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dam Safety Inspection Parker Pond (N. Shumaker Drive) (Wicomico County, MD)". Austin American-Statesman. April 12, 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Dam Inspection Program. Parker Pond Dam (NDI MD00085), Wicomico River Basin, Beaver Dam Creek, Wicomico County, Maryland" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. United States Army Corps of Engineers. August 1978. Retrieved 15 May 2024.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. "Topographic Map Reservoir Features in Wicomico County, Maryland". Demand Media . Retrieved 20 January 2014.