Pittsburgh District Lakes and Dams

The Pittsburgh District operates and maintains 16 flood control projects. These are dams which hold a pool of water behind, forming a lake.  Eight earthen, seven concrete and one combination dam store runoff from rainfall and snowmelt events. The stored runoff is then released in a controlled process to prevent or reduce flood damages throughout the District. The 16 projects cost approximately $500 million to construct. Since the first, Tygart Lake, was built in 1938, the projects are estimated to have prevented nearly $12 billion in flood damages. Besides flood control benefits, these sites provide abundant natural resources and recreation opportunities! 
Click on lake image to visit lake web page. Click here for links to our CorpsLakes Gateway pages.