# Deep Creek Lake

Deep Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir in the U.S. state of Maryland. It has an area of 3,900 acres (16 km$^2$), a shoreline length of 69 miles (111 km), and a volume of 106,000 acre⋅ft (0.131 km$^3$). The lake is home to a wide variety of aquatic life, such as freshwater fish and aquatic birds. Along with the nearby Wisp Ski Resort, the lake is a popular regional vacation and tourism destination.

## History

The lake is a result of the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Company hydroelectric project on Deep Creek in the 1920s. Deep Creek Dam, located about 8 miles (13 km) north of Oakland, Maryland, consists of an earth and rock wall dam across a tributary of the Youghiogheny River. Construction of the dam began in 1923 and was completed in 1925. The hydroelectric plant became operational at 4 p.m. on May 26, 1925. The state of Maryland purchased the lake in 2000 from the Pennsylvania Electric Company, and Deep Creek Lake State Park provides public access to the lake.

## Fishing

Fish commonly caught by anglers include:
* largemouth bass
* smallmouth bass
* rock bass
* northern pike
* walleye
* yellow perch
* chain pickerel
* black crappie
* bluegill
* redear sunfish
* common carp
* shiners
* minnows

## Climate

Deep Creek Lake has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
Climate data for Sines Deep Creek, Maryland, 1991–2020 normals, 1928-2020 extremes: 2040ft (622m) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) | 74 (23) | 82 (28) | 87 (31) | 88 (31) | 93 (34) | 96 (36) | 94 (34) | 95 (35) | 86 (30) | 78 (26) | 75 (24) | 96 (36) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 54.8 (12.7) | 58.4 (14.7) | 70.2 (21.2) | 77.6 (25.3) | 83.7 (28.7) | 85.1 (29.5) | 87.2 (30.7) | 83.1 (28.4) | 83.2 (28.4) | 75.7 (24.3) | 68.6 (20.3) | 58.9 (14.9) | 87.5 (30.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.0 (1.1) | 37.8 (3.2) | 46.9 (8.3) | 59.3 (15.2) | 67.9 (19.9) | 74.9 (23.8) | 79.0 (26.1) | 76.4 (24.7) | 71.5 (21.9) | 61.1 (16.2) | 48.5 (9.2) | 38.2 (3.4) | 58.0 (14.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.3 (−3.7) | 27.7 (−2.4) | 35.7 (2.1) | 46.5 (8.1) | 55.7 (13.2) | 63.3 (17.4) | 67.6 (19.8) | 65.7 (18.7) | 59.8 (15.4) | 49.8 (9.9) | 38.8 (3.8) | 29.6 (−1.3) | 47.1 (8.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 16.6 (−8.6) | 17.5 (−8.1) | 24.4 (−4.2) | 33.7 (0.9) | 43.5 (6.4) | 51.7 (10.9) | 56.2 (13.4) | 54.9 (12.7) | 48.0 (8.9) | 38.5 (3.6) | 29.0 (−1.7) | 21.0 (−6.1) | 36.2 (2.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −3.3 (−19.6) | −1.1 (−18.4) | 7.7 (−13.5) | 20.0 (−6.7) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 39.3 (4.1) | 47.9 (8.8) | 45.0 (7.2) | 36.4 (2.4) | 27.2 (−2.7) | 15.5 (−9.2) | 8.0 (−13.3) | −4.2 (−20.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) | −23 (−31) | −11 (−24) | 11 (−12) | 20 (−7) | 24 (−4) | 35 (2) | 35 (2) | 22 (−6) | 14 (−10) | −8 (−22) | −17 (−27) | −23 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.65 (118) | 4.39 (112) | 4.67 (119) | 4.35 (110) | 4.90 (124) | 5.67 (144) | 5.01 (127) | 4.41 (112) | 3.29 (84) | 3.19 (81) | 3.36 (85) | 4.64 (118) | 52.53 (1,334) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 31.7 (81) | 30.7 (78) | 16.0 (41) | 4.0 (10) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.6 (6.6) | 6.2 (16) | 19.1 (49) | 110.4 (281.85) |
| Source 1: NOAA(Mc Henry 4.8 SSE Precip/Snowfall) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (2007-2020 snowfall, records & monthly max/mins) ||||||||||||||