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640 acres · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Latest PFBC survey
May 2013 (13 years ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule
No (as published Oct 4, 2026)
Fish-consumption advisory
No lake-specific row in the 2026 list
Ice-fishing list
On PFBC's ice-fishing destination list (retrieved Oct 4, 2026)
Conemaugh River Lake covers 640 acres in Indiana County, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake. The most recent PFBC report on file is from 2013, more than 10 years ago. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
What PFBC biologists found
May 2013 survey · 13 years ago
PFBC biologist report
Historical survey — more than 10 years old; fish populations change.
Gear: night electrofishing, trap nets
Main-lake electrofishing captured 27 largemouth bass, including 5 over 15 inches. (p. 3)
The tributary bays yielded 37 largemouth bass, including 6 measuring 15 inches or longer. (p. 3)
Bay electrofishing captured 3 Northern Pike measuring 21 to 24 inches. (p. 2)
Catch rates for crappie over 9 inches were 0.18 fish/hr in the main lake and 0.21 fish/hr in the bays. (p. 4)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC intends to shift to managing the fishery and is considering sampling the full lake instead of comparing separate areas. (p. 7)
Findings are our short summaries of one survey at one time. Every number was checked against the cited page of PFBC's report. We don't rate lakes.
On PFBC's 2026 trout-stocking schedule
Conemaugh River Lake is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
No lake-specific advice for Conemaugh River Lake in the 2026 list.
Statewide advice:“Pennsylvania has issued a general, statewide health advisory for recreationally caught sport fish: eat no more than one meal (1/2 pound) per week of sport fish caught in the state’s waterways.”
“People who regularly eat sport fish, women of childbearing age and children are particularly susceptible to contaminants that build up over time.”
DEP: “The advisory listing was current at the time this summary went to press. Fish consumption advisories may have been issued or lifted since that time.”
Nearby stream advisory
Nearby stream advisory: Conemaugh R. (Conemaugh Lake Dam to mouth) — Carp: 1 meal/month (2026)
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Conemaugh River Lake. The statewide advice — no more than one meal (1/2 pound) a week of sport fish — still applies. Not medical advice.
What fish are in Conemaugh River Lake?
PFBC's May 2013 survey recorded: Banded Killifish, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Bluntnose Minnow, Brook Silverside, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Emerald Shiner, Golden Shiner, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead, Yellow Perch. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.