Rocky Gorge Reservoir

reservoir in Maryland, United States
LakeBodyOfWater reservoir Q7350741
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Summary

Rocky Gorge Reservoir is a reservoir[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir is located in Howard County[3].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir is located in Montgomery County[4].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir is located in Prince George's County[5].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir is in the country of United States[6].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir is on the body of water Patuxent River[7].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's instance of is recorded as reservoir[8].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir is owned by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission[9].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's inflows is recorded as Patuxent River[10].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's outflows is recorded as Patuxent River[11].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's basin country is recorded as United States[12].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's Commons category is recorded as Rocky Gorge Reservoir[13].
  • 1952 marks the founding of Rocky Gorge Reservoir[14].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.1316274, 'longitude': -76.9178409}[15].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.1180467, 'longitude': -76.874646}[16].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.1206292, 'longitude': -76.8785867}[17].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.1250522, 'longitude': -76.8748212}[18].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's described at URL is recorded as https://www.wsscwater.com/watershedregs[19].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's described at URL is recorded as http://www.mgs.md.gov/coastal_geology/rockygorge.html[20].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+266'}[21].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+81'}[22].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+85'}[23].
  • Rocky Gorge Reservoir's drainage basin is recorded as Patuxent River drainage basin[24].

Body

Geography

Rocky Gorge Reservoir is in the country of United States[6]. Located in include Howard County[3], a county of Maryland[25], in United States[26], founded in 1838[27]; Montgomery County[4], a county of Maryland[28], in United States[29], founded in 1776[30]; and Prince George's County[5], a county of Maryland[31], in United States[32], founded in 1696[33]. It is on the body of water Patuxent River[7].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'amount': '+266'}[21], {'amount': '+81'}[22], and {'amount': '+85'}[23].

Designation and Status

Rocky Gorge Reservoir's instance of is recorded as reservoir[8].

History and Context

1952 marks the founding of Rocky Gorge Reservoir[14]. It is owned by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission[9].

Why It Matters

Rocky Gorge Reservoir ranks in the top 8% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Rocky Gorge Reservoir
    Babelnet id → 00905149n
    Gnis feature id → 597978
    Wikidata description → reservoir in Maryland, United States
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap relation id: 2325291, Adding OSM relation id claim from wikidata tag on relation/2325291 in United States"
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