These two impoundments are owned by Ebensburg Borough and are open to public fishing. Located on Howell’s Run in the headwaters just northeast of Ebensburg in Cambria Township, these two impoundments are sources for the borough’s drinking water and are classified as warm water fisheries.
All the fishing is shoreline only -- Fishing from the dams, wading, boating and ice fishing are prohibited. Panfish, perch and largemouth bass are mostly caught here. Accesses to the smaller 10 acre impoundment can be obtained by traveling to the Borough public swimming pool. It lies just west of the parking lot. Access is limited on the 80 acre reservoir because most of the west and east shorelines have no road frontage. The larger reservoir is north and upstream of the smaller older one and can be accessed behind the CamTran Bus Terminal along US Route 219 on the north end of town, just past the Cambria County Fairgrounds. You must walk in to get to the water. The Borough owns some surrounding property, but some access is across private property so get landowner permission first. Tanner Street (T-454) comes very close to the back end of this dam. Because of the undeveloped access both reservoirs get limited use. Ebensburg Borough has these reservoirs enrolled in the Cooperative Management Program with the PA Fish and Boat Commission along with Lake Rowena. All the impoundments are patrolled.