Recreational Opportunities
Boat launching facilities, food, gasoline, and boats and motors are available for rent at Piedmont Marina, (740) 658-1029, at the northern end of the lake off State Route 800. Camping (requiring a special MWCD permit available at the marina), is also nearby. Outboard motors may not exceed 10 horsepower.
Check for water quality advisories: http://publicapps.odh.ohio.gov/beachguardpublic/
Location
Piedmont Lake is in Belmont and Harrison counties in the eastern part of the state. The largest portion of the lake lies in Kirkwood and Flushing Townships of Belmont County, with a small segment in Moorefield Township of Harrison County. The lake is on State Route 22 midway between Cambridge and Cadiz and approximately 10 miles north of Interstate 70 off State Route 800.
History
The dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control. The lake is in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District’s chain of lakes and all boating, swimming, camping, and picnicking is under MWCD control. The Division of Wildlife annually leases public fishing and hunting rights on MWCD lakes and lands.
Piedmont Lake was impounded by a dam across Stillwater Creek and is kept at a conservation pool level of 2,270 acres (elevation 913.0 feet), except in times of extreme flooding. The lake reached conservation pool in March 1942. It attained a maximum depth of 38 feet with a mean depth of 14.9 feet. The lake is approximately 10 miles long.
Piedmont Lake is considered by many to be the most scenic of all the MWCD lakes. It is set in rough, hilly, unglaciated terrain, most of which is heavily wooded. Few buildings are visible throughout its entire length. The existing state record for muskellunge was taken from this lake.
Fishing
Structure Coordinates
Piedmont Lake Structure Coordinates
Fish Stockings
Fish Surveys
- Piedmont Lake Crappie Survey
- Piedmont Lake Largemouth Bass Survey
- Piedmont Lake Smallmouth Bass Survey
Angler Survey
