The Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam is the world's longest inflatable dam and it impounds the Susquehanna River. The dam is located just below the confluence of the Western and Main Branches of the Susquehanna, between the towns of Shamokin Dam and Sunbury, Pennsylvania. The dam is 2,100 feet (640 m) long. When it is raised in the summer time, it creates the 3,000 acre (1,200 hectare) Lake Augusta, which is used for recreation. The dam and lake are part of Shikellamy State Park. The dam was named for Adam T. Bower, Chief Clerk of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1967-68 and Director of Services during the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention of 1967-68

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