{
    "name": "McWilliams Reservoir",
    "slug": "mcwilliams-reservoir",
    "url": "https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/mcwilliams-reservoir/",
    "counties": [
        "Columbia",
        "Northumberland"
    ],
    "motor_class": "electric_only",
    "verdict": "Electric motors only",
    "hp_max": null,
    "kw_max_ours": null,
    "kw_note": null,
    "pwc": "prohibited",
    "pwc_label": "PWCs not allowed",
    "electric_slow_no_wake": true,
    "state": "ok",
    "sources_differ": null,
    "cross_border": null,
    "acres": 183,
    "acres_source": "PFBC Lakes Point 202411, AreaAcres",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
    "official_text_rechecked": "2026-11-01",
    "answer": "McWilliams Reservoir is state forest water, where only electric motors may propel a boat; electric boats stay at slow, no-wake. Personal watercraft aren't allowed. Sources: 17 Pa. Code §21.109(c); DCNR Boating page: Weiser State Forest. Verified Oct. 4, 2026.",
    "facts": [
        {
            "id": "mcwilliams-reservoir#1",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "On state forest waters, only electric motors may be used to propel a boat.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "17 Pa. Code §21.109(c)",
            "citation": "17 Pa. Code §21.109(c)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/017/chapter21/s21.109.html",
            "quote": "(c) Prohibition. The use of a motor type other than electric motor for propulsion of motorized watercraft is prohibited.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "mcwilliams-reservoir#2",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "DCNR lists this lake among Weiser State Forest boating waters where electric motors are permitted.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "DCNR Boating page: Weiser State Forest",
            "citation": "DCNR Boating page: Weiser State Forest",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/boating",
            "quote": "Electric motor and non-motorized boats are permitted on two of the three reservoirs on the Roaring Creek tract within Weiser State Forest -- the 184-acre McWilliams' Reservoir and the 31-acre Kline's Reservoir.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "mcwilliams-reservoir#3",
            "kind": "speed_limit",
            "summary": "Electric-powered boats: slow, no-wake speed only.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "58 Pa. Code §107.2(1.1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §107.2(1.1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.2.html",
            "quote": "(1.1) Boats propelled by electric motors where boating is permitted and internal combustion engines are prohibited shall not be operated at greater than slow, no-wake speed.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": true,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "mcwilliams-reservoir#4",
            "kind": "other",
            "summary": "A gas engine may stay attached to the boat, but it may not be run.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "58 Pa. Code §107.2(2)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §107.2(2)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.2.html",
            "quote": "(2) Internal combustion engines attached to or installed in boats need not be removed, but the operation of engines is specifically prohibited.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": true,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "mcwilliams-reservoir#5",
            "kind": "pwc",
            "summary": "A personal watercraft is defined by its internal-combustion engine, so PWCs can't be used where those engines are banned.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "58 Pa. Code §109.3(a)(1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §109.3(a)(1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter109/s109.3.html",
            "quote": "(1) Uses an internal combustion motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive propulsion.",
            "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": [],
    "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."
}