Kettle Creek State Park
| Kettle Creek State Park | |
| Pennsylvania State Park | |
Kettle Creek Lake vista
at Kettle Creek State Park |
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| Named for: Kettle Creek | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Clinton |
| Township | Leidy |
| Location | |
| - elevation | 1,115 ft (339.9 m) |
| - coordinates | 41°22′40″N 77°55′23″W / 41.37778°N 77.92306°WCoordinates: 41°22′40″N 77°55′23″W / 41.37778°N 77.92306°W |
| Area | 1,793 acres (726 ha) |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Management | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| IUCN category | III - Natural Monument |
 Location of Kettle Creek State Park in Pennsylvania
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| Website: Kettle Creek State Park | |
Kettle Creek State Park is a 1,793-acre (726 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is in a valley and is surrounded by mountains and wilderness. It features the Alvin R. Bush Dam built in 1961 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a flood control measure in the West Branch Susquehanna River basin. Many of the recreational facilities at the park were built during the Great Depression by the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Kettle Creek State Park is seven miles (10 km) north of Westport and Pennsylvania Route 120. It is largely surrounded by Sproul State Forest.
Alvin R. Bush Dam on Kettle Creek is an earth and rockfill, flood control dam. It stands at a maximum height of 165 feet (50 m) above the stream bed and is 1,350 feet (410 m) across. The reservoir has a capacity of 75,000 acre feet (93,000,000 m3) at the spillway crest. It covers 167 acres (68 ha) and is 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long. Alvin R. Bush Dam controls about 226 square miles (590 km2) (92%) of the Kettle Creek drainage basin.
Kettle Creek Reservoir is open to some recreational boating, fishing and ice fishing. Gas powered motors are prohibited on the reservoir. Motorized boats must be powered by electric motors only. Sailboats, rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats are permitted on the waters of the lake. All boats must be properly registered with any state. The swimming area at the lake is on the northern end of the reservoir. Lifeguards are not provided.
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