Brighton Dam

Dam crossing the border of Howard County, Maryland, United States and Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, as defined by the Patuxent River
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Brighton Dam

Summary

Brighton Dam is a dam[1].

Key Facts

  • Brighton Dam is located in Howard County[2].
  • Brighton Dam is located in Montgomery County[3].
  • Brighton Dam is in the country of United States[4].
  • Brighton Dam is on the body of water Patuxent River[5].
  • Brighton Dam is on the body of water Triadelphia Reservoir[6].
  • Brighton Dam's instance of is recorded as dam[7].
  • Brighton Dam's maintained by is recorded as Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission[8].
  • Brighton Dam's owned by is recorded as Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission[9].
  • Brighton Dam's crosses is recorded as Patuxent River[10].
  • Brighton Dam's crosses is recorded as Triadelphia Reservoir[11].
  • +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Brighton Dam[12].
  • Brighton Dam's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 583392[13].
  • Brighton Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 39.192777777778, 'longitude': -77.005277777778, 'precision': 0.00027777777777778}[14].
  • Brighton Dam's partially coincident with is recorded as Brighton Dam[15].
  • Brighton Dam's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4349438[16].
  • Brighton Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+101'}[17].
  • Brighton Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Patuxent River drainage basin[18].
  • Brighton Dam's National Inventory of Dams ID is recorded as MD00005[19].

Body

Geography

Brighton Dam is in the country of United States[4]. Located in include Howard County[2], a county of Maryland[20], in United States[21], founded in 1838[22] and Montgomery County[3], a county of Maryland[23], in United States[24], founded in 1776[25]. Adjacent water bodies include Patuxent River[5], a river[26], in United States[27] and Triadelphia Reservoir[6], a reservoir[28], in United States[29], founded in 1943[30].

Physical Characteristics

Brighton Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+101'}[17].

Designation and Status

Brighton Dam's instance of is recorded as dam[7].

History and Context

+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Brighton Dam[12]. Its owned by is recorded as Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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