deep creek lake md is in the town of garrett.
deep creek lake md is in the town of garrett.
what town is deep creek lake md in?
garrett
the lake is a result of the youghiogheny hydroelectric company hydroelectric project on deep creek in the 1920s. deep creek dam, located about north of oakland, maryland, consists of an earth and rock wall dam across a tributary of the youghiogheny river. construction of the dam began in 1923 and was completed in 1925. the hydroelectric plant became operational at 4:00 p.m. on may 26, 1925. the lake was purchased by the u.s. state of maryland in 2000 from the pennsylvania electric company and public access to the lake is provided by deep creek lake state park.









































section::::fishing.
deep creek lake
us 219 passes along the eastern edge of mount nebo wildlife management area and crosses hoop pole hill. north of sand flat road, the highway passes mayhew inn road, which leads west to swallow falls state park. us 219 descends from hoop pole ridge and reaches the southwestern shore of deep creek lake in the hamlet of thayerville. after passing glendale road, which heads east toward deep creek lake state park and other destinations on the east side of the lake, the highway turns northwest and parallels the west shore of the lake east of roman nose hill. after passing lakeshore drive, us 219 crosses the lake on the deep creek bridge. the highway becomes a partially controlled access highway on the hillside above the lake, while deep creek drive follows the shore. us 219 continues north through the unincorporated village of mchenry. in mchenry, the highway intersects mosser road, which provides access to the garrett county fairgrounds, garrett college, and garrett county airport, and sang run road, which leads to wisp ski resort. after meeting the northern end of deep creek drive, the highway leaves deep creek lake and curves northeast at its junction with md 42 (friendsville road). us 219 continues northeast along rocklick creek and the south branch of bear creek. after leaving the south branch, the highway follows main street through the town of accident. within the town, the highway intersects accident friendsville road and accident bittinger road, which heads east toward the james drane house.
u.s. route 219 in maryland