Hoover Reservoir

What to know before you go to Hoover Reservoir

Public datasets record no beach at Hoover Reservoir, so treat any shoreline access as unmarked and unsupervised. Dillon Lake, on Dillon Lake, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 42 miles off. Shoreline access on lakes like this one is often informal and unsigned.

The same station reports water temperature, last read at 79.2 °F. If the water looks like pea soup or paint, stay out and report it to the managing agency. Swimming season in Ohio runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates.

If Hoover Reservoir is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Alum Creek Lake (Ohio, 7 mi), O'Shaughnessy Reservoir (Ohio, 14 mi) and Griggs Reservoir (Ohio, 14 mi). Ohio has 35 lakes on this site in total.

Readings come from station 03228400 (Hoover Reservoir at Central College OH). The Corps of Engineers puts the top of the flood pool at 1,229.0 ft. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 880.05 ft and 895.63 ft (low on 2025-12-09, high on 2026-05-23). The last value stored here, 892.57 ft, is from 2026-09-09. The top of the dam sits at 1,232.0 ft. Beach width and ramp access both move with the pool, so the number above is worth a look first.