Conemaugh Dam
Dam in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Conemaugh River · forms Conemaugh River Lake
Height
144 ft
44 m (NID height)
Length
1,266 ft
386 m
Completed
1952
Conemaugh River Lake today
913.26 ft
7 days ▼ 3.81 ft
vs full pool
▲ 14.04 ft
Normal storage
5,140 acre-ft
Much above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 144 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Pittsburgh District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 355,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 800 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 136 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,351 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 420 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Pittsburgh District
- Also known as
- Conemaugh River Lake
- NID ID
- PA00101
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 16, 2026. Search NID ID PA00101 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.