Draft:Duke Pond

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Duke Pond facing northwest. The pond is home to many animal and plant species native to North Carolina.

The Duke Pond is a 5.5-acre lake[1][2] located on the main campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Completed in 2015 as a project to reclaim storm water,[1][2] the pond is accessible to the public through surrounding walking trails. At maximum capacity, the pond can hold over 31.8 million gallons, equal to almost 48 Olympic-sized swimming pools.[1] It currently supplies around 100 million gallons of non-potable water per year.[1][3]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Duke University Water Reclamation Pond | Landscape Performance Series". www.landscapeperformance.org. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  2. ^ a b "The DUWC/Duke Facilities Mgt. Department Collaboration at Duke Pond" (PDF). The Duke University Wetland Center Nicholas School of the Environment. May 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-01.
  3. ^ "Duke University Water Reclamation Pond | ASLA 2021 Professional Awards". www.asla.org. Retrieved 2024-04-19.