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  1. Lake Wallenpaupack
    Lake WallenpaupackReservoir in Pennsylvania
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    Lake Wallenpaupack - Wikipedia
    LocationPike / Wayne counties, Pennsylvania, United States
    Primary inflowsWallenpaupack Creek
    Primary outflowsLackawaxen River
    Basin countriesUnited States
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    Retired N.J. police sergeant killed in snowmobile crash in Pa.
    Anthony Desopo and another man were riding snowmobiles on a lake in the Poconos when they crashed into the shoreline on Friday evening.
    History

    The indigenous Lenape people named the area "Wallenpaupack" which means "The Stream of Swift and Slow Water." William Penn later owned the land and then deeded it to his son Thomas Penn. Upon his death it went to the … See more

    Climate

    According to the Trewartha climate classification system, Lake Wallenpaupack has a Temperate Continental climate (Dc) with warm summers (b), cold winters (o) and year-around precipitation (Dcbo). Dcbo climates ar… See more

    Hydrology

    The lake's surface area is approximately 5,700 acres (2,300 hectares). It was created by the construction of a 70-foot-tall (21 m) dam and the Tafton Dike at the east end. The largest inflow into Lake Wallenpau… See more

    Ownership changes

    In June 2014 PP&L announced it would be divesting its electrical generation facilities. Plans called for a spin-off to a newly created company Talen Energy formed from the generation assets of PP&L and Riverstone … See more

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