Lake LeBoeuf

Lake LeBoeuf
Location Waterford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°55′59″N 79°59′13″W / 41.933°N 79.987°W / 41.933; -79.987Coordinates: 41°55′59″N 79°59′13″W / 41.933°N 79.987°W / 41.933; -79.987
Type Glacial
Primary inflows Trout Run, LeBoeuf Creek
Primary outflows LeBoeuf Creek
Basin countries Erie
Managing agency Waterford Township
Surface area 32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Surface elevation 1,166 ft (355 m) above sea level
Frozen Late October Early November–March yearly
Settlements Waterford, Pennsylvania

Lake LeBoeuf is a natural lake approximately 70 acres in size. It is located in Waterford Township immediately adjacent to the Borough of Waterford in Erie County, Pennsylvania. The lake is available for public boating and fishing. Fish species in the lake include black crappie, yellow perch, largemouth bass, muskellunge, walleye, and northern pike.[1]

Like all of the glacial lakes in Pennsylvania, Lake LeBoeuf is a kettle lake. It has a muddy, relatively shallow bottom.[2] Inlets to the lake include Trout Run and LeBoeuf Creek. LeBoeuf Creek is the primary outlet.[3]

In 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection confirmed the presence of the aquatic invasive species commonly known as round goby at Lake LeBoeuf.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "LAKE LeBOEUF Erie County". Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "'Kettle' lakes: Pennsylvania's jewels of the Ice Age". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Lake LeBoeuf - French Creek Watershed Research Program". watershed.allegheny.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  4. ↑ "PFBC 2014 Press Release - Anglers Urged to Help Prevent Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species in Erie County". fishandboat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.


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