Who owns Octoraro reservoir?

CWA owns the two-billion-gallon Octoraro Reservoir. From fishing and hiking to boating and kayaking, the reservoir is free and open to the community for enjoyment and recreation.

What is the Octoraro reservoir?

Located in southeastern Lancaster County, Octoraro Reservoir is a 650-acre man-made reservoir. The present woodland of second and third-growth deciduous hardwoods include various oaks, hickories, poplars, ashes, and maples. Octoraro Lake is a municipal reservoir on the designated PA Scenic River Octoraro Creek.

What kind of fish are in the Octoraro reservoir?

Fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, white catfish, white crappie, bluegill, white perch and yellow perch at Octoraro Lake in Pennsylvania. Home to numerous bass tournaments, Octoraro Lake is a 620-acre lake near the southern border of the state.

Can you fish at Octoraro reservoir?

Fish Species The lake was created by damming Octoraro Creek, and the creek still offers excellent fishing smallmouth bass, trout and panfish both above and below the dam.

Can you kayak at Octoraro Lake?

If you go: Boating is permitted on Octoraro Reservoir from April 1 through Oct. 31. Rentals include single person kayaks, two-person kayaks, two-person canoes, rowboats and motor boats with trolling motors.

How big is the Octoraro Lake?

No one in Lancaster County drinks water from the 642-acre Octoraro Reservoir, which straddles the Lancaster-Chester line.

Where is Octoraro reservoir?

Located in southeastern Lancaster County, Octoraro Reservoir is a 650-acre man-made reservoir. The present woodland of second and third-growth deciduous hardwoods include various oaks, hickories, poplars, ashes, and maples. There are also occasional stands of hemlocks and pines on the steep slopes bordering the Octoraro Lake and Creek.

Where does the Octoraro River rise?

The Octoraro rises as an East and West Branch in Pennsylvania. The East Branch and Octoraro Creek form the southern half of the border between Lancaster and Chester counties until the creek crosses the Mason-Dixon line. It winds through northwestern Cecil County, Maryland before joining the Susquehanna.

Why is Octoraro Creek a scenic river?

Octoraro Creek was designated a Pennsylvania Scenic River by Legislative Act 1983-43, managed by the Octoraro Creek Watershed Association. A brick tunnel leading to Octoraro Creek was built by Charles Spotts and used by slaves travelling the Underground Railway through Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Where is opoctoraro Lake?

Octoraro Lake is a municipal reservoir on the designated PA Scenic River Octoraro Creek. Directions: From Lancaster south on US 22 Quarryville, left on PA 372 to PA 472.