Harveys Lake is the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania by volume and the second-largest by surface area.
It has a surface area of 621.5 acres and an average depth of 36 feet (11 meters), as well as a maximum depth of 102 feet (31 m).
The lake's shoreline is 8.3 miles (13.4 km) long.
By surface area, it was approximately twice its current size when it was first surveyed in the late 1700s.

Harveys Lake is situated in the borough of Harveys Lake,  and it is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the city of Wilkes-Barre.

Harveys Lake is of glacial origin.
It is surrounded by steep hills on all sides.
At their highest point, to the south of the lake, the hills reach 410 feet (120 m) above the lake's elevation.
The lake has a gravel bottom.

The main outflow of Harveys Lake is Harveys Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
The lake's major inflows include two unnamed streams with widths between 4 and 8 feet (1.2 and 2.4 m) and depths of 6 inches (15 cm).
Springs also feed into it.
The lake's elevation is 1,253 feet (382 m) above sea level.
The lake is located in north-central Luzerne County, in the Lower North Branch Susquehanna drainage basin and the Upper Susquehanna - Lackawanna basin.

A 1921 book described the shape of Harveys Lake as "very irregular".
The lake has a maximum length of 15,640 feet (4,770 m) and a maximum width of 4,960 feet (1,510 m).
It has a capacity of 7.733 billion US gallons (29.27 million cubic metres).
Harveys Lake is dammed by a stone masonry dam with two spillways.
The dam is 120 feet (37 m) long and 4 feet (1.2 m) high.

Harveys Lake was described as "one of the most beautiful" lakes in Pennsylvania in Henry C. Bradsby's 1893 book History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Harveys Lake is the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania by volume and the second-largest by surface area. It has a surface area of 621.5 acres and an average depth of 36 feet (11 meters), as well as a maximum depth of 102 feet (31 m). The lake's shoreline is 8.3 miles (13.4 km) long. By surface area, it was approximately twice its current size when it was first surveyed in the late 1700s.
Harveys Lake is situated in the borough of Harveys Lake,  and it is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the city of Wilkes-Barre.
Harveys Lake is of glacial origin. It is surrounded by steep hills on all sides. At their highest point, to the south of the lake, the hills reach 410 feet (120 m) above the lake's elevation. The lake has a gravel bottom.
The main outflow of Harveys Lake is Harveys Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. The lake's major inflows include two unnamed streams with widths between 4 and 8 feet (1.2 and 2.4 m) and depths of 6 inches (15 cm). Springs also feed into it. The lake's elevation is 1,253 feet (382 m) above sea level. The lake is located in north-central Luzerne County, in the Lower North Branch Susquehanna drainage basin and the Upper Susquehanna - Lackawanna basin.
A 1921 book described the shape of Harveys Lake as "very irregular". The lake has a maximum length of 15,640 feet (4,770 m) and a maximum width of 4,960 feet (1,510 m). It has a capacity of 7.733 billion US gallons (29.27 million cubic metres). Harveys Lake is dammed by a stone masonry dam with two spillways. The dam is 120 feet (37 m) long and 4 feet (1.2 m) high.
Harveys Lake was described as "one of the most beautiful" lakes in Pennsylvania in Henry C. Bradsby's 1893 book History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Harveys Lake (Pennsylvania)