{
    "name": "Mahoning Creek Lake",
    "slug": "mahoning-creek-lake-armstrong-county",
    "url": "https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/mahoning-creek-lake-armstrong-county/",
    "counties": [
        "Armstrong",
        "Indiana",
        "Jefferson"
    ],
    "motor_class": "hp_limit",
    "verdict": "10 hp max",
    "hp_max": 10,
    "kw_max_ours": 7.5,
    "kw_note": "≈ 7.5 kW, our conversion (hp × 0.7457)",
    "pwc": "no_rule_found",
    "pwc_label": "No lake-specific PWC rule found (statewide PWC rules apply)",
    "electric_slow_no_wake": false,
    "state": "ok",
    "sources_differ": null,
    "cross_border": null,
    "acres": 279,
    "acres_source": "PFBC Lakes Point 202411, AreaAcres",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
    "official_text_rechecked": "2026-11-01",
    "answer": "Motors up to 10 hp, gas or electric (about 7.5 kW, our conversion), are allowed on Mahoning Creek Lake. A boat with a bigger motor may launch, but that motor can't be used. Source: 58 Pa. Code §111.3(c)(1). Verified Oct. 4, 2026.",
    "facts": [
        {
            "id": "mahoning-creek-lake#1",
            "kind": "hp",
            "summary": "Motors over 10 hp may not be used.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "§111.3(c)(1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.3(c)(1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.3.html",
            "quote": "The use of motors in excess of 10 horsepower is prohibited.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": 10,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "mahoning-creek-lake#2",
            "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": "§111.3(c)(2)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.3(c)(2)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.3.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": "mahoning-creek-lake#3",
            "kind": "hp",
            "summary": "The limit counts electric motors too. A boat with a bigger motor may still launch, but that motor may not be used.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "58 Pa. Code §107.1",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §107.1",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.1.html",
            "quote": "On waters where horsepower limitations are prescribed, as set forth in Chapter 111 (relating to special regulations counties), horsepower limitations apply to both internal combustion motors and electric motors. Boats with motors larger than the maximum horsepower shall be permitted but the motors may not be used.",
            "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": "Milton Loop",
            "lat": 40.9041500000000013415046851150691509246826171875,
            "lon": -79.226010000000002264641807414591312408447265625,
            "paved_ramp": null,
            "trailer_parking": true,
            "dock": false,
            "ada": null,
            "fee": false,
            "source_file": "Access20260827"
        }
    ],
    "access_data_as_of": "20260827",
    "agency_ramp_notes": [],
    "license": "Rule summaries CC BY 4.0; ramp data PFBC",
    "disclaimer": "Summaries, not legal advice. The official text and posted signs control."
}