Allegheny reservoir saves Pittsburgh from flooding

The Allegheny reservoir is a man-make lake that was made with the construction of the Kinzua Dam in 1965. This Dam regulates water flow that saves towns south and the City of Pittsburgh from flooding. The building of the dam was authorized through Congress as a flood control measure with the Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938. Along with the construction of the Dam and reservoir there was some problems. There were towns and an Indian Reservation that had been claimed by imminent domain. 

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