---
title: "Shenango River Lake boating rules"
url: https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/shenango-river-lake/
verified: 2026-10-04
checked: 2026-11-01
verdict: "20 hp max in part of the lake"
---

# Shenango River Lake boating rules

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.

## Rules

- West of the Levittsburg railroad causeway to the Ohio line, motors over 20 hp may not be used. (west of the Penn Central Railroad (Levittsburg) causeway to the Ohio line) — [58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(1)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- No boats in Game Lands propagation areas. (Game Lands Propagation Areas) — [58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(2)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- No waterskiing from the Conrail railroad bridge south to the hazard buoys at the dam. (south of the Conrail Railroad Bridge to the hazard buoys at the dam) — [58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(3)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Slow, no-wake in Stewart's Bay, Celery Bay, and the main lake from near the Hopper Road access to the backwaters. (Stewart's Bay; Celery Bay; main lake from the Hopper Road Fisherman Access Area to the extreme backwaters) — [58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(4)(i)-(iii)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- 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. (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) — [58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(4)(iv)-(vi)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Life jackets must be worn at all times on boats under 16 feet and on any canoe, kayak or paddleboard. (at all times) — [58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(5)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- No waterskiing beneath the Route 18 and Route 846 bridges or the Parkers Landing and Shenango Recreation Area railroad trestles. (beneath the SR 18 and SR 846 bridges; beneath the Parkers Landing railroad trestle; beneath the railroad trestle at the Shenango Recreation Area) — [58 Pa. Code §111.43(a)(6)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- 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. (west of the Penn Central Railroad (Levittsburg) causeway to the Ohio line) — [58 Pa. Code §107.1](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.1.html) — verified 2026-10-04

## Ramps

PFBC's access data lists no verified public ramp on this lake.

## Sources

- [§ 111.43. Mercer County.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.43.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))
- [§ 107.1. Horsepower restrictions.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.1.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))

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