{
    "name": "Shenango River Lake",
    "slug": "shenango-river-lake",
    "url": "https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/shenango-river-lake/",
    "counties": [
        "Mercer"
    ],
    "motor_class": "hp_limit",
    "verdict": "20 hp max in part of the lake",
    "hp_max": 20,
    "kw_max_ours": 14.9000000000000003552713678800500929355621337890625,
    "kw_note": "≈ 14.9 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": 3559,
    "acres_source": "PFBC Lakes Point 202411, AreaAcres",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
    "official_text_rechecked": "2026-11-01",
    "answer": "Shenango River Lake has no lake-wide horsepower limit listed, but west of the Penn Central Railroad (Levittsburg) causeway to the Ohio line, motors over 20 hp may not be used. Other zone rules apply. Source: 58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(1). Verified Oct. 4, 2026.",
    "facts": [
        {
            "id": "shenango-river-lake#1",
            "kind": "hp",
            "summary": "West of the Levittsburg railroad causeway to the Ohio line, motors over 20 hp may not be used.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "west of the Penn Central Railroad (Levittsburg) causeway to the Ohio line"
            },
            "locator": "§111.43(a)(1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html",
            "quote": "The use of motors in excess of 20 horsepower is prohibited in the area west of the Penn Central Railroad (Levittsburg) causeway to the Ohio line.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": 20,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "shenango-river-lake#2",
            "kind": "other",
            "summary": "No boats in Game Lands propagation areas.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "Game Lands Propagation Areas"
            },
            "locator": "§111.43(a)(2)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(2)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html",
            "quote": "Boats are prohibited in Game Lands Propagation Areas.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "shenango-river-lake#3",
            "kind": "ski_kite_parasail",
            "summary": "No waterskiing from the Conrail railroad bridge south to the hazard buoys at the dam.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "south of the Conrail Railroad Bridge to the hazard buoys at the dam"
            },
            "locator": "§111.43(a)(3)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(3)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html",
            "quote": "Waterskiing is prohibited south of the Conrail Railroad Bridge to the hazard buoys at the dam.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "shenango-river-lake#4",
            "kind": "slow_no_wake_zone",
            "summary": "Slow, no-wake in Stewart's Bay, Celery Bay, and the main lake from near the Hopper Road access to the backwaters.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "Stewart's Bay; Celery Bay; main lake from the Hopper Road Fisherman Access Area to the extreme backwaters"
            },
            "locator": "§111.43(a)(4)(i)-(iii)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(4)(i)-(iii)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html",
            "quote": "Boats are limited to slow, no wake speed in the following areas: (i) Stewart's Bay. (ii) Celery Bay. (iii) The main lake from the vicinity of the Hopper Road Fisherman Access Area 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": "shenango-river-lake#5",
            "kind": "slow_no_wake_zone",
            "summary": "Slow, no-wake from the hazard buoys above the dam to the Conrail bridge, within 200 feet of shore near the day use area, campground and Route 18 causeway, and on Duck Lake.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "hazard buoys above the dam to the Conrail Railroad Bridge; 200 feet from shore near the Shenango Day Use Area, Campground and Route 18 causeway; Duck Lake"
            },
            "locator": "§111.43(a)(4)(iv)-(vi)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(4)(iv)-(vi)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html",
            "quote": "(iv) From the hazard buoys above the dam to the Conrail Railroad Bridge. (v) Two hundred feet from the shoreline in the vicinity of the Shenango Day Use Area and Campground and the Route 18 causeway. (vi) Duck Lake.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "shenango-river-lake#6",
            "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": "§111.43(a)(5)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(5)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.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": "shenango-river-lake#7",
            "kind": "ski_kite_parasail",
            "summary": "No waterskiing beneath the Route 18 and Route 846 bridges or the Parkers Landing and Shenango Recreation Area railroad trestles.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "beneath the SR 18 and SR 846 bridges; beneath the Parkers Landing railroad trestle; beneath the railroad trestle at the Shenango Recreation Area"
            },
            "locator": "§111.43(a)(6)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(6)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html",
            "quote": "Waterskiing is prohibited in the following slow no wake zones: (i) Beneath the State Route 18 and State Route 846 Bridges. (ii) Beneath the Parkers Landing railroad trestle. (iii) Beneath the railroad trestle at the Shenango Recreation Area.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "shenango-river-lake#8",
            "kind": "hp",
            "summary": "Where the zone limit applies: the limit counts electric motors too; a boat with a bigger motor may still launch, but that motor may not be used.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "west of the Penn Central Railroad (Levittsburg) causeway to the Ohio line"
            },
            "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": [],
    "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."
}