Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinzua Dam US Army Corps of Engineers · NID PA00105 | Dam / hazard | 41.83974, -79.00249 | Head of the tailwater and the upstream limit of the 8.68-mile PFBC special-regulation reach - the PASDA limit landed 160 m away, so the boundary rides in here rather than as a second marker. |
| 2 | USGS 03012545 Allegheny River below Kinzua Dam at Big Bend Second USGS station on the reach | Point of interest | 41.83867, -79.00493 | Carries dissolved oxygen and temperature. Not the sheet's gauge - the water page reads 03012550 at the dam. |
| 3 | Allegheny National Fish Hatchery US Fish and Wildlife Service | Agency / conservation office | 41.84128, -79.00562 | On the left bank at Big Bend, 148 m off the centreline; re-typed from the OSM aquaculture polygon. |
| 4 | USGS 03012550 Allegheny River at Kinzua Dam Flow and stage | USGS gauge | 41.84145, -79.01198 | Roster coordinate matched OSM node 12077713975 exactly and scored 144 m off the chained centreline at 0.99 km below the dam. |
| 5 | Big Bend Bird Viewing Platform Big Bend day-use area | Point of interest | 41.84215, -79.01617 | 101 m off the water at the Corps day-use area below the dam - the one piece of public furniture OSM carries on the upper reach. |
| 6 | Pennsylvania Avenue East (US 6 Business) Glade Bridge, Warren | Bridge crossing | 41.82403, -79.11912 | The ONLY road crossing of the reach. Four OSM ways carry the deck and its ramp; they ship as one crossing. |
| 7 | Lacy Park City of Warren | Park / conservation area | 41.83307, -79.12422 | 539 m off the water - the first riverside park downstream of the dam. |
| 8 | Point Park City of Warren · Allegheny and Conewango confluence | Park / conservation area | 41.84065, -79.14291 | 257 m off the centreline at the point where Conewango Creek comes in and the reach ends. |
| 9 | Celoron Park City of Warren | Park / conservation area | 41.84390, -79.14261 | |
| 10 | Soldier & Sailors Park City of Warren | Park / conservation area | 41.84396, -79.14850 | |
| 11 | Lower limit of the PFBC special-regulation reach, at Warren PFBC section 7 - lower limit | Regulation section limit | 41.84066, -79.14632 | Downstream end of the 8.68-mile reach below Kinzua Dam. Landed 21 m off the chained line, and the chain between the two limits measures 8.64 miles against PFBC's published 8.68. |
| 12 | USGS 03015500 Allegheny River below Conewango Creek at Warren Third USGS station on the reach | Point of interest | 41.84395, -79.14977 | Sits just below the reach's lower limit, at the Conewango confluence. |
Gauge: USGS 03012550 — Allegheny River at Kinzua Dam, PA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, Musky, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Sucker, Yellow Perch
Regulations: www.pa.gov/agencies/fishandboat/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Warren - the town a short way downstream, with lodging, food, tackle and guides.
Kinzua Dam - the release point and the top of the tailwater, with parking and access below.
Allegheny National Forest - the public land surrounding the river, with launches and camping.
Allegheny Reservoir - the large impoundment above the dam, a separate fishery in its own right.
Boat launches between the dam and Warren - the practical access for drift boats and jet craft.
Conewango Creek - the tributary entering at Warren, marking the shift toward warmwater.
Bradford - a regional town to the east with additional lodging and services.
Spring: high managed flows and cold water, with trout near the dam and walleye moving through the reach below.
Summer: the release keeps the upper tailwater cold while the rest of the state warms, and this is when the river is most valuable.
Fall: falling flows and cooling water bring the best fishing of the year, with brown trout and strong smallmouth action downstream.
Winter: the tailwater stay