Shenango River Lake is a

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in the

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and northeastern

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. Authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1938, the lake is one of 16 flood control projects in the

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District designed to prevent flooding. It is a popular site among anglers and is lined by 330 campsites. The concrete Shenango Dam (National ID # PA00111) was completed in 1965, at a height of 68 feet and a length of 720 feet at its crest, as a flood control project of the

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. The reservoir has a maximum capacity of 351,000

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, and a normal capacity of 29,920 acre-feet.

References

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