Marsh Creek Lake

Marsh Creek Lake
Marsh Creek Lake at Marsh Creek State Park
Location	Chester County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′N 75°00′W / 40.000°N 75.000°W / 40.000; -75.000Coordinates: 40°00′N 75°00′W / 40.000°N 75.000°W / 40.000; -75.000
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Marsh Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	535 acres

Marsh Creek Lake is a man-made lake that resulted from the construction of a dam across Marsh Creek, filling a valley that prompted the relocation of residents from Milford Mills, Pennsylvania to higher ground. The reasons for creating the lake were "... frequent flooding, water shortages and lack of recreational opportunities for nearby population centers...."^[1]

The lake is bordered by Marsh Creek State Park to the east and Lyndell, Pennsylvania to the west.

Gallery

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  Marsh Creek facing west

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  Marsh Creek facing north

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  Marsh Creek facing east

References

Municipalities and communities of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: West Chester City Coatesville Boroughs Atglen Avondale Downingtown Elverson Honey Brook Kennett Square Malvern Modena Oxford Parkesburg Phoenixville South Coatesville Spring City West Chester West Grove Townships Birmingham Caln Charlestown East Bradford East Brandywine East Caln East Coventry East Fallowfield East Goshen East Marlborough East Nantmeal East Nottingham East Pikeland East Vincent East Whiteland Easttown Elk Franklin Highland Honey Brook Kennett London Britain London Grove Londonderry Lower Oxford New Garden New London Newlin North Coventry Penn Pennsbury Pocopson Sadsbury Schuylkill South Coventry Thornbury Tredyffrin Upper Oxford Upper Uwchlan Uwchlan Valley Wallace Warwick West Bradford West Brandywine West Caln West Fallowfield West Goshen West Marlborough West Nantmeal West Nottingham West Pikeland West Sadsbury West Vincent West Whiteland Westtown Willistown CDPs Berwyn Caln Chesterbrook Cheyney University‡ Cochranville Devon Eagleview Exton Kenilworth Lincoln University Lionville Paoli Pomeroy South Pottstown Thorndale Toughkenamon Westwood Unincorporated communities Birchrunville Bucktown Chatham Chester Springs Chesterville Compass Coventryville Cromby Daylesford Devault Doe Run Dorlan Eagle Embreeville Ercildoun Faggs Manor Frazer Glenloch Glenmoore Goshenville Hershey Mill Hopewell Jennersville Kaolin Kelton Kemblesville Kimberton Knauertown Landenberg Lenape Lewisville Longwood Lower Hopewell Ludwigs Corner Lyndell Marshallton Mendenhall Milford Mills Mortonville Morstein Nottingham Parker Ford Pocopson Pughtown Russellville St. Peters Siousca Springdell Strafford Strickersville Sugartown Unionville Valley Forge Wagontown Warwick Wayne Weatherstone West Goshen Whitford Willowdale Yellow Springs Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties