Paint Creek Dam
Dam in Highland County, Ohio · Paint Creek · forms Paint Creek Lake
Height
118 ft
36 m (NID height)
Length
700 ft
213 m
Completed
1973
Paint Creek Lake today
794.61 ft
7 days ▼ 1.73 ft
Normal storage
20,310 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 118 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Huntington District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 145,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,190 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 99 ft
- Drainage area
- 576 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 171 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Huntington District
- Also known as
- Paint Creek Lake
- NID ID
- OH00017
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 1, 2026. Search NID ID OH00017 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Paint Creek Lake
- Paint Creek Dam - Dike
- Paint Creek Dam - Little Pond Dam