Physical/ Habitat Description - The Youghiogheny River Reservoir is approximately 2800 acres, 16 miles long with 38 miles of shoreline. It has an average depth of 54 ft and a maximum depth of 121 ft. The reservoir straddles the Pennsylvania – Maryland border, starting just north of Friendsville MD and extending to the dam in Confluence PA. It supports a variety of fish habitats that include rocky shorelines, sunken trees and stumps, boat docks and shallow vegetated flats that provide excellent spawning habitat. Water fluctuations, depending on annual rainfall, are extreme especially in fall when it’s nearly drawn down.