Pymatuning Reservoir

Pymatuning Reservoir
Pymatuning Reservoir, seen from the Spillway, Linesville, PA
Pymatuning Reservoir
Pymatuning Reservoir
LocationCrawford County, Pennsylvania / Ashtabula County, Ohio, US
Coordinates41°29′54″N 80°27′41″W / 41.49833°N 80.46139°W / 41.49833; -80.46139
TypeReservoir
EtymologyPihmtomink (Indigenous Chief)
Primary inflowsShenango River
Primary outflowsShenango River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length17 mi (27 km)
Max. width1.6 mi (2.6 km)
Surface area17,088 acres (6,915 ha)
Average depth15 ft (4.6 m)
Max. depth35 ft (11 m)
Water volume64,300,000,000 imp gal (0.292 km3)
Shore length170 mi (110 km)
Surface elevation1,001 ft (305 m)
IslandsAckerman, Clark, Ford, Glenn, Harris, Stockers, Whaley
References
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Pymatuning Reservoir is a man-made lake in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and Ashtabula County, Ohio, in the United States, on land that was once a very large swamp. Much of it is incorporated into two state parks: Pymatuning State Park in Pennsylvania, and Pymatuning State Park in Ohio.