Kinzua Dam
Dam in Warren County, Pennsylvania · Allegheny River · forms Allegheny Reservoir
Height
177 ft
54 m (NID height)
Length
1,916 ft
584 m
Completed
1965
Allegheny Reservoir today
1,318.43 ft
7 days ▼ 2.28 ft
vs full pool
▲ 1.12 ft
Normal storage
573,000 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 177 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Pittsburgh District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 1,300,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 12,080 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 172 ft
- Drainage area
- 2,180 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 180 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Pittsburgh District
- Also known as
- Allegheny Reservoir
- NID ID
- PA00105
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 30, 2026. Search NID ID PA00105 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Allegheny Reservoir
- Kinzua Upper Reservoir Dike