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List of lakes of Ohio. The following is a list of lakes in Ohio. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, there are approximately 50,000 lakes and small ponds, with a total surface area of 200,000 acres, and among these there are 2,200 lakes of 5 acres (2.0 ha) or greater with a total surface area of 134,000 acres. [1] Of the ...
Mosquito Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir. It is the second-largest inland lake in Ohio. [2][5] Depth averages 8 to 15 feet (2.4 to 4.6 m) (depending on season), but the southern end towards the dam averages 20 to 25 feet (6.1 to 7.6 m). The northern end is considerably more shallow, with depths averaging only 4 to 10 feet (1.2 to 3.0 m). [2]
When the dam was constructed in 1974 it was out in the country. Today, modern homes reach nearly to the base of the dam. View from the top of the dam looking south. Alum Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir located in Delaware County, Ohio, United States. It was built in 1974, covers 5 square miles (13 km 2), and has a maximum capacity of 134,815 ...
Grand Lake St. Marys was constructed in the early 19th century as a reservoir for the Miami and Erie Canal, which connected the Ohio River with Lake Erie. At one time the lake was the world's largest man-made lake. [4] The canal system thrived for about thirty years in the mid-to-late 19th century before it was replaced by the railroads. In the ...
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Pymatuning Reservoir is a man-made lake in Crawford County, Pennsylvania and Ashtabula County, Ohio in the United States, on land that was once a very large swamp. [2] Much of it is incorporated into two state parks: Pymatuning State Park in Pennsylvania, and Pymatuning State Park in Ohio.
Lake Tomahawk is 150-acre (61 ha) and is surrounded by 630 acres (250 ha) of residential homes and scenic property. It is a man-made, spring-fed lake, home to a variety of stocked fish. The average lake depth is 35 feet (11 m) with a maximum depth of 65 feet (20 m) at the dam. There is a 750-foot (230 m) beach with a picnic pavilion, a children ...
United States. Surface elevation. 906 ft (276 m) [1] Meander Creek Reservoir is a lake located along Meander Creek in Mahoning County and Trumbull County near Austintown, Ohio. The Meander Creek Reservoir is owned by the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District MVSD and is the largest provider of clean and safe drinking water of Mahoning and Trumbull ...
Mill Creek Park. Mill Creek Park (officially known as Mill Creek MetroParks) is a metropolitan park located in Youngstown, Ohio. It stretches from the near west side of Youngstown to the southern borders of the city and neighboring Boardman, Ohio. The park "encompasses approximately 4400 acres (10.5 km 2), 20 mi (32 km) of drives, and 15 mi (24 ...