Curwensville Dam
Dam in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · West Branch Susquehanna River · forms Curwensville Lake
Height
131 ft
40 m (NID height)
Length
2,850 ft
869 m
Completed
1965
Curwensville Lake today
1,162.38 ft
7 days ▲ 0.06 ft
vs full pool
▲ 0.38 ft
Normal storage
9,500 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 131 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Baltimore District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 209,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 790 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 125 ft
- Drainage area
- 365 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 480 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Baltimore District
- Also known as
- Curwensville Lake
- NID ID
- PA00003
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 7, 2026. Search NID ID PA00003 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.