| Briar Creek Reservoir | |
|---|---|
| Briar Creek Lake, Briar Creek Park Lake | |
 the Briar Creek Reservoir in August 2014 | |
  Briar Creek Reservoir  Briar Creek Reservoir | |
| Location | Briar Creek Township, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41°04′01″N 76°17′07″W / 41.0669°N 76.2854°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | East Branch Briar Creek |
| Primary outflows | East Branch Briar Creek |
| Built | early 1970s |
| Surface area | 51.04 acres (20.66 ha) |
| Max. depth | at least 12 to 14 feet (3.7 to 4.3 m) |
| Shore length1 | 1.4 km (0.87 mi)[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Briar Creek Reservoir (also known as Briar Creek Park Lake[2] or Briar Creek Lake[3]) is a reservoir in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.[1][2] It has an area of 51.04 acres and is located in Briar Creek Township. The lake is situated on East Branch Briar Creek.[1] The lake was constructed in the early 1970s for the purpose of flood control. It is dammed by the Briar Creek Dam. Shale and limestone rocks are found in the lake's vicinity. The lake was electrofished by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in 2010. The reservoir is designated as Approved Trout Waters and is stocked with trout. More than a dozen species of fish inhabit it and several bird species are found in its vicinity. The lake is part of the 173-acre Briar Creek Lake Park. Fishing and boating are done in the reservoir.
- ^ a b c United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved December 24, 2014
- ^ a b Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Briar Creek Reservoir, archived from the original on December 25, 2014, retrieved December 24, 2014
- ^ Walter M. Brasch (1982), Columbia County Place Names, p. 29