# PA Lake Rules Atlas

> Independent, cited guide to motor, horsepower, PWC and speed rules on 154 inland Pennsylvania lakes. Every rule is quoted from its official source (58 Pa. Code, 17 Pa. Code, the Pennsylvania Bulletin, DCNR, PFBC, Game Commission rules), dated, and machine-checked monthly. Operated by WeldonPC; not affiliated with any agency. Summaries, not legal advice.

## Key pages
- [All lakes A–Z](https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/): every lake page
- [Check my boat](https://lakepennsylvania.org/check/): which lakes fit a given motor
- [Boating safety certificate](https://lakepennsylvania.org/bsec/): who needs a BSEC
- [Rules explained](https://lakepennsylvania.org/rules/): electric motors, horsepower, Commission lakes, state parks, permits, statewide basics

## Lists
- [Electric-motors-only lakes](https://lakepennsylvania.org/electric-only-lakes/)
- [10 hp lakes](https://lakepennsylvania.org/horsepower/10-hp-lakes/) · [20 hp lakes](https://lakepennsylvania.org/horsepower/20-hp-lakes/)
- [No horsepower limit listed](https://lakepennsylvania.org/no-horsepower-limit/) · [No-motor lakes](https://lakepennsylvania.org/no-motor-lakes/) · [PWC rules](https://lakepennsylvania.org/pwc/)
- [Lakes by county](https://lakepennsylvania.org/counties/)

## Data
- [Methodology and sources](https://lakepennsylvania.org/data/)
- [rules.json](https://lakepennsylvania.org/data/rules.json) · [rules.csv](https://lakepennsylvania.org/data/rules.csv) (CC BY 4.0, rule summaries only)
- [Full text for language models](https://lakepennsylvania.org/llms-full.txt)
- Each lake page has a Markdown alternate at /lakes/{slug}.md

## How to cite
- PA Lake Rules Atlas, lakepennsylvania.org, {page}, verified {date}.

## Policies
- [Terms](https://lakepennsylvania.org/terms/) · [Privacy](https://lakepennsylvania.org/privacy/) · [Sponsored policy](https://lakepennsylvania.org/sponsored-policy/)
- Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay are outside this atlas.