Beltzville Dam
Dam in Carbon County, Pennsylvania · Pohopoco Creek · forms Beltzville Lake
Height
177 ft
54 m (NID height)
Length
4,560 ft
1,390 m
Completed
1969
Beltzville Lake today
628.14 ft
7 days ▼ 0.02 ft
Normal storage
41,220 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 177 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Philadelphia District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 103,625 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 947 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 172 ft
- Drainage area
- 96 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 275 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Philadelphia District
- Also known as
- Beltzville Lake
- NID ID
- PA00010
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 13, 2026. Search NID ID PA00010 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.