Lake Size: 5,700 Acres Shoreline Length (Miles): 52 Miles Deepest Depth: 60 feet Latitude: 41.413056 Longitude: -75.240278 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 1,186 feet Counties: Hawley, Pike and Wayne Cities: Tafton Water Quality: Annual Lake Monitoring - Water quality monitoring of Lake Wallenpaupack has been performed each year since the Phase I Study was completed. The annual water quality monitoring program has been funded by PP&L.
Information: Lake Wallenpaupack is a reservoir in Pennsylvania, USA. It was created in 1927 by PPL, the PA Power & Light Company, for hydroelectric purposes. It is located near Hawley, on the border of Pike and Wayne counties in northeastern Pennsylvania. The Lenape Indians named the area "Wallenpaupack" which means "The Stream of Swift and Slow Water."
In order to create the lake, the dam was constructed on Wallenpaupack Creek at Wilsonville. The land of Wilsonville and the surrounding area in the valley was purchased by PPL from about 100 owners at about $20 an acre and all property was razed or moved. Seventeen miles of roads and telephone poles were rerouted, and one cemetery had to be relocated. The former town of Wilsonville now lies under the water near the dam.
Fishing
Lake Wallenpaupack is a center of recreation for the surrounding communities, providing boating, swimming, and fishing access in the summertime, as well as ice skating and ice fishing in the winter. Its wooded shoreline also provides opportunities for hiking and viewing wildlife. Lake fish include smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, rock bass, walleye, muskellunge, pickerel, rainbow trout, brown trout, catfish and yellow perch. Striped bass and hybrid striped bass have been stocked in the lake. The lake is 13 miles (21 km) long, has 52 miles (84 km) of shoreline, and is about 60 feet (18 m) deep at its maximum depth.
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