Raystown Dam
Dam in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania · Raystown Branch Juniata River · forms Raystown Lake
Height
225 ft
69 m (NID height)
Length
1,700 ft
518 m
Completed
1973
Raystown Lake today
786.01 ft
7 days ▼ 0.27 ft
vs full pool
▲ 0.01 ft
Normal storage
514,000 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 225 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Baltimore District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 871,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 8,300 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 221 ft
- Drainage area
- 960 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 1,630 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Baltimore District
- Also known as
- Raystown Lake
- NID ID
- PA00004
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 7, 2026. Search NID ID PA00004 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Raystown Lake
- Raystown Dam - Hesston Dike