Alvin R. Bush Dam
Dam in Clinton County, Pennsylvania · Kettle Creek · forms Kettle Creek Lake at Kettle Creek Dam near Westport
Height
165 ft
50 m (NID height)
Length
1,350 ft
411 m
Completed
1962
Kettle Creek Lake at Kettle Creek Dam near Westport today
842.94 ft
7 days ▲ 1.04 ft
vs full pool
▲ 1.94 ft
Normal storage
1,864 acre-ft
Much above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 165 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Baltimore District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 117,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 159 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 160 ft
- Drainage area
- 226 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 250 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Baltimore District
- Also known as
- Kettle Creek Lake
- NID ID
- PA00002
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 7, 2026. Search NID ID PA00002 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.