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'''Bayview Lake''' is an artificial lake on [[Village Creek]], which was impounded by [[Bayview Dam]] in [[1910]] to create a 3.5 billion gallon reservoir of industrial water which was pumped to [[U.S. Steel]]'s [[Ensley | '''Bayview Lake''' is an artificial lake on [[Village Creek]], which was impounded by [[Bayview Dam]] in [[1910]] to create a 3.5 billion gallon reservoir of industrial water which was pumped four miles southeast to [[U.S. Steel]]'s [[Ensley Works]]. The dam was constructed just above [[Venison Branch]], subsuming the former outfalls of [[Corbet Branch]] and [[Camp Branch]]. | ||
The 440-acre<!--530-acre--> lake was connected to the [[Central Water Works]]' [[Central Water Works pump station|pump station]] at [[Edgewater]] by a half-mile long concrete-lined intake tunnel. | The 440-acre<!--530-acre--> lake was connected to the [[Central Water Works]]' [[Central Water Works pump station|pump station]] at [[Edgewater]] by a half-mile long concrete-lined intake tunnel. | ||
The [[Bayview Bridge]] carries [[Mulga Loop Road]] over the lake just south of Village Creek. Since the 1940s there have been stories that the bridge is haunted by a ghostly bride. The bridge was replaced in [[1977]], but the stories persist. | |||
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Revision as of 11:56, 25 March 2016
Bayview Lake is an artificial lake on Village Creek, which was impounded by Bayview Dam in 1910 to create a 3.5 billion gallon reservoir of industrial water which was pumped four miles southeast to U.S. Steel's Ensley Works. The dam was constructed just above Venison Branch, subsuming the former outfalls of Corbet Branch and Camp Branch.
The 440-acre lake was connected to the Central Water Works' pump station at Edgewater by a half-mile long concrete-lined intake tunnel.
The Bayview Bridge carries Mulga Loop Road over the lake just south of Village Creek. Since the 1940s there have been stories that the bridge is haunted by a ghostly bride. The bridge was replaced in 1977, but the stories persist.