Loyalhanna Lake

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Loyalhanna Lake
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Loyalhanna Lake and Dam on Loyalhanna Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, looking upriver toward the west-northwest
Location
State Pennsylvania
County Westmoreland
Township Loyalhanna
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  coordinates
40°27′24″N79°27′06″W / 40.45667°N 79.45167°W / 40.45667; -79.45167 Coordinates: 40°27′24″N79°27′06″W / 40.45667°N 79.45167°W / 40.45667; -79.45167
  elevation
919 feet (280 m)
Basin features
River system Allegheny River
GNIS Identifier1180051 [1]

Loyalhanna Lake [1] is a reservoir of about 480 acres on Loyalhanna Creek located in Loyalhanna Township, Westmoreland County near Saltsburg. [2] The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates the dam [3] that forms the lake. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Loyalhanna Lake, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 "2005 Biologist Report - Loyalhanna Lake". Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. 2005. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. "Loyalhanna Dam, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.