Shenango River Lake Boat Ramps
8 boat launches are mapped on Shenango River Lake in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Shenango River Lake facts
| Surface area | 3,485 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 9 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 35.8 miles |
| Surface elevation | 2,940 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Shenango Dam, completed 1965 |
| Dam size | 68 ft high, 720 ft long, gravity dam |
| Dam purposes | Flood Risk Reduction, Other |
| Dam owner | USACE - Pittsburgh District (Federal) |
| Normal storage | 29,920 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Shenango River |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID PA00111). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Shenango River Lake water level & temperature
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Shenango River Lake boating rules & advisories
Boating and access rules
- Mercer County: The use of motors in excess of 20 horsepower is prohibited in the area west of the Penn Central Railroad (Levittsburg) causeway to the Ohio line. Boats are prohibited in Game Lands Propagation Areas. Waterskiing is prohibited south of the Conrail Railroad Bridge to the hazard buoys at the dam. Boats are limited to slow, no wake speed in the following areas: - Stewarts Bay - Celery Bay - The main lake from the vicinity of the Hopper Road Fisherman Access Area to the extreme backwaters of the lake - From the hazard buoys above the dam to the Conrail Railroad Bridge - Two hundred feet from the shoreline in the vicinity of the Shenango Day Use Area and Campground and the Route 18 causeway - Duck. – Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission special boating regulations (58 Pa. Code Ch. 111)
- Mercer County: The use of motors in excess of 20 horsepower is prohibited in the area west of the Penn Central Railroad (Levittsburg) causeway to the Ohio line. Boats are prohibited in Game Lands Propagation Areas. Waterskiing is prohibited south of the Conrail Railroad Bridge to the hazard buoys at the dam. Boats are limited to slow, no wake speed in the following areas: - Stewarts Bay - Celery Bay - The main lake from the vicinity of the Hopper Road Fisherman Access Area to the extreme backwaters of the lake - From the hazard buoys above the dam to the Conrail Railroad Bridge - Two hundred feet from the shoreline in the vicinity of the Shenango Day Use Area and Campground and the Route 18 causeway - Duck. – Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission special boating regulations (58 Pa. Code Ch. 111)
Summarised from state agency data. Rules change; always check the linked official source and posted signs before you launch. Absence of a listing here does not mean no rules or advisories apply.
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Counties
- Mercer County (8)