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Chew Lake Statistics
Area covered: 1200 acres (480 hectares)
Perimeter: 10 miles (16 km)
Length: 2 1/4  miles (3.6 km)
Average depth: 14 feet (4.3m)
Deepest point: 37 feet (11.3)
Capacity: 20460 mega litres (mega litre = 1 million litres)
4,500 million gallons            
Main catchment area: 14,500 acres (5800 hectares)
Dam length: ¼ mile (400m)
Dam construction:

154,000 cubic yards of material
Puddle clay core wall
Maximum height of dam: 42 ft (12.8m)
Width at base: 313 ft (95.4m)
Width at top: 20 ft (6.1m)
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