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Kinzua Dam & Allegheny Reservoir Facilities. West of Bradford on Route 59, this important flood control dam has created a vast waterway known as the Allegheny Reservoir. Completed in 1965 by the US Army Corps of Engineers, the 25-Mile elongated lake fills nearly 100 miles of forested shoreline.
The Kinzua Dam, on the Allegheny River in Warren County, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest dams in the United States east of the Mississippi River. [1] It is located within the Allegheny National Forest .
The Kinzua dam and reservoir is a refreshing spot for a Road Trip stop over. Nice park and facilities with wash rooms (open after Memorial day). Just a few minutes from Warren and worth a visit.
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Feb 12, 2020 · Looking upstream, the Kinzua Dam seems to protrude brusquely from the Allegheny River. Nestled securely between the rolling hills of Warren County, Pennsylvania, the dam holds the river back. Behind it, the resulting Allegheny Reservoir stretches 27 miles long and 120 feet deep.
Kinzua Point Information Center is one of the places where visitors can look out over the reservoir from the Kinzua Dam. Longhouse National Scenic Byway has several locations where visitors will see views of the reservoir.
Allegheny Reservoir And Kinzua Dam. 1205 Kinzua Rd. Warren, PA 16365. Phone: 814-726-0661. Region: Pennsylvania Wilds. The Allegheny Reservoir, a 12,000 acre impoundment, spans the border between Pennsylvania and New York. In Pennsylvania, the reservoir is completely surrounded by the Allegheny National Forest.
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The Allegheny Reservoir (also known as Kinzua Lake and unofficially as Lake Perfidy) is a reservoir along the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania and New York, USA. It was created in 1965 by the construction of the Kinzua Dam along the river.