Recreation Dams in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 808 recreation dams, of which 365 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Grace Mine Tailings	Berks	145	High	Fair	1957
2	Nockamixon	Bucks	112	High	Fair	1973
3	Lake Wynonah	Schuylkill	92	High	Fair	1971
4	Marsh Creek Reservoir (pa-437)	Chester	90	High	Fair	1973
5	Lake Pahagaco	York	85	High	Fair	1956
6	Lake Rene	Clearfield	82	High	Fair	1955
7	Gravel Lick	Clearfield	75	High	Fair	1974
8	Ft Charles Young	Venango	75	Low	Not Rated
9	Indian Lake	Somerset	71	High	Satisfactory	1964
10	Lackawanna	Lackawanna	69	High	Fair	1971
11	Heritage Reservation	Fayette	66	High	Satisfactory	1979
12	Hutchinson Fresh Water	Westmoreland	65	Low	Not Rated
13	Washington No 4	Washington	63	High	Fair	1903
14	Yellow Creek	Indiana	62	High	Satisfactory	1969
15	Falling Springs	Luzerne	61	Significant	Satisfactory	1905
16	North Branch Dunlap Creek (pa-470)	Fayette	57	High	Satisfactory	1974
17	Kaercher Creek (pa 478)	Berks	56	High	Fair	1971
18	Leaser Lake	Lehigh	56	High	Fair	1971
19	Township Line	Westmoreland	56	High	Poor	1900
20	Moraine State Park	Butler	55	High	Satisfactory	1968
21	Olyphant No 2	Lackawanna	55	Significant	Fair	1888
22	Montour Heights Country Club	Allegheny	54	Significant	Satisfactory	1987
23	Lake Heritage	Adams	53	High	Poor	1966
24	Lyman Run	Potter	53	High	Satisfactory	2007
25	Clarence F. Walker Lake (pa-637)	Snyder	53	High	Fair	1970
26	Little Buffalo Creek	Perry	52	High	Fair	1970
27	Lake Nessmuk (pa-601)	Tioga	52	High	Satisfactory	1968
28	Frances Slocum	Luzerne	51	High	Fair	1965
29	Lake Susquehanna	Luzerne	51	High	Poor	1973
30	Auburn	Schuylkill	51	High	Fair	1950
31	Leonard George	Greene	50	Low	Satisfactory	2001
32	Sunnyside Energy Park	Jefferson	50	High	Fair	1975
33	Pinchot Lake	York	50	High	Fair	1959
34	Stephen Foster	Bradford	49	High	Fair	1977
35	Shaver's Creek	Huntingdon	48	High	Satisfactory	1961
36	Locust Lake	Schuylkill	46	High	Fair	1954
37	Encke	Somerset	46	Low	Not Rated	1994
38	Raccoon Creek	Beaver	45	High	Fair	1948
39	New Kernsville	Berks	45	High	Fair	1949
40	Allison Reservoir	Fayette	45	High	Fair	1917
41	Crescent Lake	Pike	45	High	Fair	1959
42	Lake George	Somerset	45	High	Poor	1989
43	High Point Lake	Somerset	45	High	Satisfactory	1965
44	Kahle Lake	Venango	45	Significant	Not Rated	1974
45	Canonsburg	Washington	45	High	Satisfactory	1943
46	Keystone State Park	Westmoreland	45	Significant	Not Rated	1910
47	Laurel Run	Lackawanna	44	High	Fair	1894
48	Dark Hollow	Mifflin	44	High	Fair	1934
49	Fawn Lake	Schuylkill	44	High	Satisfactory	1972
50	Spring Valley Lake	Allegheny	43	Low	Fair	1964
51	Meadow Grounds	Fulton	43	High	Satisfactory	1964
52	Hemlock Lake	Indiana	43	High	Satisfactory	1970
53	Cloe Lake	Jefferson	43	High	Satisfactory	1909
54	Pine Run No 1	Luzerne	43	High	Poor	1884
55	Faylor Lake (pa-636)	Snyder	43	High	Fair	1983
56	Lake Meade	Adams	42	High	Poor	1967
57	Pleasant Valley	Carbon	42	Low	Satisfactory	1967
58	Ryerson Station	Greene	42	High	Unsatisfactory	1960
59	Mount Airy	Monroe	42	High	Poor	1974
60	Dutch Fork	Washington	42	High	Satisfactory	1959
61	Breskin No 2	Westmoreland	42	High	Satisfactory	1971
62	Doverspike No 1	Jefferson	41	High	Satisfactory	1970
63	Fawn Lake	Pike	41	High	Fair	1971
64	Merriman	Butler	40	High	Fair	1966
65	Looney Lake	Mercer	40	Significant	Satisfactory	1952
66	Glade Spring	Bedford	39	Significant	Not Rated	1973
67	Fishpond	Columbia	39	Low	Not Rated	1975
68	Briar Creek Lake Pa-497	Columbia	39	High	Fair	1968
69	Indian Lake	Susquehanna	39	High	Fair	1916
70	Towamensing Trails	Carbon	38	High	Fair	1977
71	Colyer Lake	Centre	38	High	Fair	1966
72	Opossum Lake	Cumberland	38	High	Satisfactory	1961
73	Comet Lake	Franklin	38	Significant	Fair	1962
74	Olyphant No 3	Lackawanna	38	Significant	Fair	1898
75	Emerald Lake	Washington	38	Significant	Satisfactory	1912
76	Northmoreland Lake (pa-117)	Westmoreland	38	High	Satisfactory	1989
77	Elder	Bedford	37	Low	Not Rated
78	Galion Bay	Clearfield	37	High	Fair	1971
79	Memorial Lake	Lebanon	37	High	Poor	1946
80	Laurel Run No 2	Luzerne	37	High	Poor	1885
81	Longford Lake	Susquehanna	37	High	Satisfactory	1974
82	Marshall Reservoir No. 2	Washington	37	Significant	Satisfactory	1928
83	Lower	Fayette	36	High	Poor	1906
84	Sweet Arrow Lake	Schuylkill	36	High	Satisfactory	1923
85	Canonsburg No 2	Washington	36	High	Poor	1932
86	Canonsburg No 1	Washington	36	Significant	Fair	1911
87	Jeannette (mountain Valley Lake)	Westmoreland	36	Significant	Fair	1889
88	Canoe Creek	Blair	35	High	Fair	1971
89	Ridgebury Lake	Bradford	35	High	Fair	1973
90	Bear Creek Lake	Carbon	35	High	Fair	1964
91	Patsys Lake	Fayette	35	High	Satisfactory	1900
92	Diamond Lake	Greene	35	Low	Fair
93	Speedwell Forge	Lancaster	35	High	Satisfactory	1966
94	Mill Creek Intake	Luzerne	35	Low	Not Rated	1914
95	Maple Lake	Pike	35	High	Fair	1972
96	Hawk Mountain	Schuylkill	35	High	Fair	1978
97	Conemaugh Township Impounding	Somerset	35	Low	Not Rated	1961
98	Andy	Washington	35	Low	Satisfactory
99	Scotts Run	Berks	34	High	Fair	1953
100	Township Line (airport Road)	Chester	34	High	Fair	1935

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