Beaver Run Reservoir
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania1,006 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from PA DEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- Limited data
Beaver Run Reservoir in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1006 acres.
Beaver Run Reservoir is a 1,006-acre lake in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, PA DEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Beaver Run Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water1,006 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Beaver Run Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Beaver Run Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Beaver Run Reservoir
These are the measurements PA DEP publishes for Beaver Run Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Surface area
1,006 acres
Shoreline
23.4 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Beaver Run Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Beaver Run Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit PA-LRP-05010008000631 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Beaver Run Reservoir
Where is Beaver Run Reservoir?
- Beaver Run Reservoir is a lake in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Beaver Run Reservoir?
- Beaver Run Reservoir in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1006 acres.
Is Beaver Run Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Beaver Run Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Beaver Run Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database