Several Lake Hopatcong marinas, restaurants and other businesses filed a lawsuit last month against the DEP to stop it from draining any more water from the lake -- which has dropped to its lowest ...

The Hopatcong Dam fountain reopened at the perfect time on July 16: amid a heat wave. Dozens of residents and local officials gathered at a reactivation ceremony that morning, celebrating their ...

LANDING − With a turn (actually 67 turns) of a wheel, the Hopatcong Dam fountain slowly gushed to life late Tuesday morning, ending a quarter-century of inactivity. On a set of stairs ...

The largest lake in New Jersey, Lake Hopatcong was made even larger a century ago by the current dam on the Musconetcong River. What was two lakes, were first dammed in 1750.

The state Department of Environmental Protection has opened up Lake Hopatcong's outflow valve to let a bit more more water flow from the state's largest lake. But the DEP's decision, aimed at ...

History of the Hopatcong Dam Fountain. The Hopatcong Dam fountain opened 99 years ago but was shut down in the 1990s due to maintenance problems, including clogged pipes.

The dam gates between the lake and the Musconetcong River are opened, draining the lake 5 feet. This allows dock owners to do repairs and volunteers with the Lake Hopatcong Foundation to clean up ...

The Hopatcong Dam fountain reopened at the perfect time on July 16: amid a heat wave. Dozens of residents and local officials gathered at a reactivation ceremony that morning, celebrating their ...