Hoopes Reservoir

Hoopes Reservoir is a reservoir in New Castle County, Delaware.
The reservoir first impounded the water of Old Mill Stream and Red Clay Creek in 1932, with a dam built by the city of Wilmington, Delaware, for municipal drinking water. It has a water surface of, a maximum capacity of, and a normal capacity of. The reservoir and its surroundings have been closed to the public since 1971. It is the largest reservoir in Delaware.
The dam, Edgar M. Hoopes Dam, is a concrete gravity dam originally built in 1932 and restructured several times since. It is high and in length at the crest. Its namesake, Edgar M. Hoopes, was Chief Engineer of the Wilmington Water Department from 1913 through 1918, according to a plaque on site.