Mahoning Creek Dam

[1] Located between Redbank Township and Wayne Township in Armstrong County, it impounds Mahoning Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, primarily for flood control, and is one of sixteen flood control projects in the area.

The dam is owned and operated by the Pittsburgh District, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, Army Corps of Engineers.

[2] In 2012, the dam was retrofitted for hydroelectric power generation which produces about 6 MW.

[3] The riverine reservoir it creates, Mahoning Creek Lake, has a normal water surface of 280 acres (110 ha), a maximum capacity of 94,000 acre-feet (116,000,000 m3), and a normal capacity of 9,550 acre-feet (11,780,000 m3).

[4] Recreation opportunities here include boating, fishing, camping, and hiking,[5] as well the facilities of the state-run Mahoning Creek Lake Park.