{
    "name": "East Branch Clarion River Lake",
    "slug": "east-branch-clarion-river-lake",
    "url": "https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/east-branch-clarion-river-lake/",
    "counties": [
        "Elk"
    ],
    "motor_class": "unlimited_listed",
    "verdict": "Unlimited horsepower (as listed by DCNR)",
    "hp_max": null,
    "kw_max_ours": null,
    "kw_note": null,
    "pwc": "posted_only_if_unlimited",
    "pwc_label": "PWCs only where posted open without an hp limit — check posted signs",
    "electric_slow_no_wake": false,
    "state": "ok",
    "sources_differ": null,
    "cross_border": null,
    "acres": 1161,
    "acres_source": "PFBC Lakes Point 202411, AreaAcres",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
    "official_text_rechecked": "2026-11-01",
    "answer": "DCNR lists unlimited horsepower for East Branch Clarion River Lake, with a 45 mph speed limit. Personal watercraft only where the park posts the lake open without an hp limit — check posted signs. Sources: DCNR Elk State Park; 58 Pa. Code §111.24(1). Verified Oct. 4, 2026.",
    "facts": [
        {
            "id": "east-branch-clarion-river-lake#1",
            "kind": "ice_permitted",
            "summary": "Gas (internal-combustion) motors are allowed.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "§111.24(1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.24(1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.24.html",
            "quote": "The operation of boats powered by internal combustion motors is permitted.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "east-branch-clarion-river-lake#2",
            "kind": "speed_limit",
            "summary": "Speed limit 45 mph.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "§111.24(1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.24(1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.24.html",
            "quote": "The speed of boats is limited to 45 mph.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": 45,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "east-branch-clarion-river-lake#3",
            "kind": "exhaust",
            "summary": "Boats with inboard engines that use over-the-transom or straight-stack exhausts may not be operated.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "§111.24(1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.24(1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.24.html",
            "quote": "It is unlawful to operate boats equipped with inboard engines with over-the-transom or straight stack type exhausts.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "east-branch-clarion-river-lake#4",
            "kind": "slow_no_wake_zone",
            "summary": "Slow, no-wake in Sevenmile Run Bay, South Fork/Straight Creek Bay, and the East Branch bay from the no-wake buoys to the backwaters.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "Sevenmile Run Bay; South Fork/Straight Creek Bay; East Branch Clarion River Bay from the no-wake buoys to the extreme backwaters"
            },
            "locator": "§111.24(2)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.24(2)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.24.html",
            "quote": "Boats are limited to slow, no wake speed in the following areas: (i) Sevenmile Run Bay. (ii) South Fork/Straight Creek Bay. (iii) East Branch Clarion River Bay from the no-wake buoys to the extreme backwaters of the lake.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "east-branch-clarion-river-lake#5",
            "kind": "pfd",
            "summary": "Life jackets must be worn at all times on boats under 16 feet and on any canoe, kayak or paddleboard.",
            "conditions": {
                "time": "at all times"
            },
            "locator": "§111.24(3)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.24(3)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.24.html",
            "quote": "Persons shall wear a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device at all times when on board boats less than 16 feet in length or any canoe, kayak or paddleboard.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "east-branch-clarion-river-lake#6",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "DCNR lists unlimited horsepower for this lake.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "DCNR Where to Boat table: Elk State Park",
            "citation": "DCNR Where to Boat table: Elk State Park",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/boating/where-to-boat",
            "quote": "Elk State Park | unlimited | 1,160 acres",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "east-branch-clarion-river-lake#7",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "DCNR's park page: unlimited horsepower motors permitted.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "DCNR Elk State Park boating page",
            "citation": "DCNR Elk State Park boating page",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/elk-state-park/boating",
            "quote": "Unlimited horsepower motors permitted",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "east-branch-clarion-river-lake#8",
            "kind": "pwc",
            "summary": "Personal watercraft only where the park posts the lake open to motorboats with no horsepower limit; check posted signs.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "17 Pa. Code §11.219(f)(3)",
            "citation": "17 Pa. Code §11.219(f)(3)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/017/chapter11/s11.219.html",
            "quote": "(3) Operating personal watercraft unless the body of water is posted as being open to motorboats without a limit on horsepower.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": true,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        }
    ],
    "lake_specific_statewide_rules": [],
    "ramps": [
        {
            "name": "Instanter Boat Launch",
            "lat": 41.6060700000000025511326384730637073516845703125,
            "lon": -78.5597000000000065256244852207601070404052734375,
            "paved_ramp": true,
            "trailer_parking": true,
            "dock": true,
            "ada": null,
            "fee": false,
            "source_file": "Access20260827"
        }
    ],
    "access_data_as_of": "20260827",
    "agency_ramp_notes": [
        {
            "source_id": "dcnr-park-elk-state-park",
            "quote": "One boat launch is on Instanter Drive. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also provides a boat launch by the dam."
        }
    ],
    "license": "Rule summaries CC BY 4.0; ramp data PFBC",
    "disclaimer": "Summaries, not legal advice. The official text and posted signs control."
}