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Oh, DAM! The Manayunk Canal is getting ready to reopen.: The Flat Rock Dam project will wrap up this winter and bring back flowing water.

December 6, 2024  |  Amy Hopf

On a brisk mid-September day, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) convened at the northern tip of Venice Island in Manayunk. Joined by the Younger Member Forum of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Philadelphia Section, PWD engineers and public engagement staff showed off an important part of the river’s history: the Flat Rock Dam […]

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