Tappan Lake

Tappan Lake at a glance

Its coordinates are 40.3583, -81.2261. The outflow = carries the outflow.

Station 03128000, Tappan Lake at Tappan OH, publishes the water surface elevation used here. The last value stored here, 899.35 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 894.33 ft and 901.35 ft (low on 2026-01-24, high on 2026-05-26). Beach width and ramp access both move with the pool, so the number above is worth a look first.

No public sensor reports water temperature at Tappan Lake, so the panel shows air temperature and wind. Water quality is monitored unevenly on inland lakes, so posted notices are the most reliable guide. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring.

The closest lakes in this guide are Clendening Lake (Ohio, 8 mi), Atwood Lake (Ohio, 12 mi) and Piedmont Lake (Ohio, 15 mi). In all, 35 lakes in Ohio are covered here.

The nearest mapped swimming spot is Dillon Lake on Dillon Lake, roughly 52 miles away. Shoreline access on lakes like this one is often informal and unsigned. Tappan Lake has no catalogued swimming beach in the sources we read, so plan around the managing agency's own facilities.