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An integral part of the Lake Region of the Pocono Mountains, Lake Wallenpaupack is a recreation attraction in the tri-state area (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York), particularly in the summertime. The lake provides boating, swimming, and fishing access in the summer, as well as snowmobiling, ice skating and ice fishing in the winter.
In a precautionary measure, Brookfield Renewable has been releasing Lake Wallenpaupack water over the spillway since Dec. 18 due to excess rain.
Alert for Lackawaxen River boaters: Brookfield's summer Lake Wallenpaupack release schedule may be impacted by maintenance at the hydroelectric plant.
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Approximately 13 miles (21 km) of the lower Wallenpaupack Creek lies buried beneath Lake Wallenpaupack, a reservoir created when the utility PPL Corporation (PP&L) dammed the creek in 1926 as a water supply for a 44-megawatt hydroelectric power plant. [2] The dividing line between the lake and the creek is the Ledgedale Road bridge. See map. [3]
The trail study area has been expanded to consider a connection at the Wallenpaupack Area Middle School. Revised draft Lackawaxen trail plan to be discussed Monday Skip to main content
The land of Wilsonville, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area in the valley was purchased by PPL Corporation from about 100 owners at about $20 an acre, and all property was razed or moved in order to build a dam to create what is now Lake Wallenpaupack. Seventeen miles of roads and telephone poles were rerouted, and one cemetery had to be ...
Lake Wallenpaupack; Lake Wesauking; Lake Wilhelm; Lake Winola; Laurel Hill Lake; ... Virgin Run Lake; Walker Lake; Whipple Dam Lake; Woodcock Creek Lake; Yellow Creek ...