Prior to reopening the lake for swimming last year, the county installed a $10,500 aeration system outside the swimming area to further reduce bacteria levels in the lake.

A popular 2.5 mile stretch of Deep Creek that runs through the Lake Arrowhead area will be closed starting Friday for one year due to unsustainable overcrowding, officials said Thursday. The ...

Deep Creek Lake again has been closed to swimmers because of unacceptable bacteria levels. This time, it’s for good. After two summers of on-again, off-again swimming at the Montgomery County ...

A trio of major lake destinations beckons D.C.-area vacationers. Here’s how to tell which is which.

If you’re heading to Deep Creek Lake this holiday weekend with thoughts of buying a nice, tidy, inexpensive vacation home — forget it. You’ve missed the boat. People may call Deep… ...

About 8,500 gallons of sewage may have ended up in Western Maryland’s Deep Creek Lake ... the release said. There was no evidence of contamination, and the area is now open for swimming ...