All typical PA Fish and Boat Commission laws and regulations apply to activity at the reservoir. In addition, added stipulations have been imposed by Highland and will be enforced by Commission personnel. The added stipulations are:
- No sailboats, No sailboards.
- No internal combustion engines used, in or on any boat. (Only oars and electric motors permitted).
- No watercraft in excess of seventeen (17) feet permitted.
- No pollution of the water or watershed.
- No Littering.
- No Bathing, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving or washing.
- No camping.
- No open fires.
- No Ice-skating.
- No Ice fishing.
- No wading.
- No Fishing/Boating in the "Caretaker's Cove". (buoyed)
- No Fishing from the Breast, and no Fishing/Boating within 250' from the Breast. (buoyed).
General Information
| Name: | Beaverdam Reservoir |
| Location: | Beaverdam Run, Summerhill Twp., Cambria County, along Route 869 |
| Owner: | Highland Sewer & Water Authority, 120 Tank Drive, Johnstown, PA 15904 | Ph: (814-266-3146) |
| Purpose/Use: | Public Drinking Water Supply (after treatment through Beaverdam Water Filtration Plant) |
| Conservation Release: | 633,000 (minimum) gallons per day |
| Average Daily Use: | 4.2 million gallons per day |
| Constructed: | Completed and filled in 1974 |
| Capacity: | 2 ½ Billion Gallons (2,492,000,000) |
| Surface Area: | 382 Acres |
| Shoreline: | 5 ½ Miles |
| Depth: | 46' (maximum), 20' + (average) |
| Maps: View Map |
Click the link "View Map" to your left to view and download a map of the Beaverdam Reservoir |
