Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir, Reservoir in Pennsylvania

Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir is a large water body in Pennsylvania covering roughly 1730 acres within Bald Eagle State Park. The calm waters accommodate motorized boats, paddleboards, swimming, water skiing, and fishing along rocky and grassy shores.

Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir was created in 1969 when the United States Army Corps of Engineers dammed Bald Eagle Creek and smaller creeks to prevent flooding and maintain water quality downstream. The lake is named for Foster Joseph Sayers, a Howard native awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery at a battle near Thionville, France, in 1944. Bald Eagle State Park was formed around the new lake in 1971.

The reservoir is named after Foster Joseph Sayers, a Howard native awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery at a battle near Thionville, France, in 1944. When the lake formed in 1971, Bald Eagle State Park was created around it, and boating, fishing and swimming drew visitors to the area. Anglers here catch sunfish, catfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass, yellow perch, crappie and tiger muskellunge.

The reservoir lies beside Howard borough in Centre County, reached from Pennsylvania Route 150. Bald Eagle State Park, formed around the lake in 1971, provides the access points, picnic areas and shoreline trails; the lake's boat launches and swimming area are the park's facilities. The 1969 US Army Corps of Engineers dam holds back Bald Eagle Creek, a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River.

The reservoir is named for Foster Joseph Sayers, a Howard native who received the Medal of Honor for bravery at a battle near Thionville, France, in 1944. The lake was created in 1969 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed Bald Eagle Creek, and Bald Eagle State Park followed in 1971.