Rose Valley Lake (Pennsylvania)
Reservoir in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
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The 360 acres (150 ha)(approx.) artificial lake is owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and was given its name, "Rose Valley Lake," in May 1973 by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, following approval by the commonwealth's Geographic Names Committee.
History
Created by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, via the construction of a twenty-five-foot-high, four-hundred-and-ten-foot-long earthen dam on Mill Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Rose Valley Lake is a 360 acres (150 ha) approx artificial body of water that is situated on approx 626 acres (253 ha) of land that were originally purchased by the commission for $219,575, using Project 70 funding. In addition to creation of the new lake, the commission also built three boat-launching areas with comfort stations and parking lots. The commission officially dedicated the lake on Sunday, June 24, 1970.
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Features
The primary use of Rose Valley Lake is recreational game fishing. The lake is open for recreational fishing on a year-round basis. Ice fishing is permitted, but the thickness of the ice is not monitored by the Fish Commission.
The most common game species of fish in the lake are, largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, muskellunge, yellow perch, chain pickerel, pumpkinseed and walleye. The lake is five miles east of U.S. Route 15 and Pennsylvania Route 14.
Rose Valley Lake may be reached by taking Trout Run Mountain Road to Rose Valley Road.