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Шаблон:Infobox body of water Hoopes Reservoir is a reservoir in New Castle County, Delaware.

The reservoir first impounded the water of Old Mill Stream and Red Clay Creek in 1932, with a dam built by the city of Wilmington, Delaware, for municipal drinking water. It has a water surface of Шаблон:Convert, a maximum capacity of Шаблон:Convert, and a normal capacity of Шаблон:Convert.[1] The reservoir and its surroundings have been open to the public since 1971.[2] It is the largest reservoir in Delaware.

The dam, Edgar M. Hoopes Dam (National ID # DE00015), is a concrete gravity dam originally built in 1932 and restructured several times since. It is Шаблон:Convert high and Шаблон:Convert in length at the crest.[1] Its namesake, Edgar M. Hoopes, was Chief Engineer of the Wilmington Water Department from 1913 through 1918, according to a plaque on site.[2]

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