Ohio /
Nimisila Reservoir
Reservoir in Ohio · 760 acres · near Akron, New Franklin
Nimisila Reservoir has 4 boat ramps listed as public.
Motors: Electric motors only (as the agency lists it for all 4 launches; check the posted rules before you go)
Boating rules
- Horsepower: Electric Only · all of Nimisila Reservoir rule
From the boating rules map of Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR; deepest point about 30 ft. Lake levels and bottoms change; not for navigation.
Launches
- Portage Lakes State Park - C 1 · Boat ramp · near Akron · free
- Portage Lakes State Park - C 6 · Boat ramp · near Akron · free
- Portage Lakes State Park - CG · Boat ramp · near Akron · free
- Portage Lakes State Park - SM2 · Boat ramp · near New Franklin · free
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Nimisila Reservoir talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.