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The maximum depth of the lake is around thirty feet. [4] The lake and park are named for the burr oak tree, a variety of oak. The area of the park is 2,593 acres (1,049 ha), while that of the lake is 664 acres (269 ha). The park was dedicated in 1952. [3] The park borders the Wayne National Forest and the Sunday Creek State Wildlife Area.
Burr Oak is located on Ohio State Route 13, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast of Glouster. History. A post office called Burr Oak was established in 1887, and ...
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 ]
Tom Jenkins Dam, constructed on the East Branch in Athens County in 1950 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, forms Burr Oak Lake, the site of Burr Oak State Park. [1] [10] [11] In Glouster, Sunday Creek collects the West Branch Sunday Creek, [12] 14 miles (22.5 km) long, [7] which rises in Perry County and flows generally southwardly. [1]
The park's main feature is William H. Harsha Lake, a 2,107-acre (853 ha) reservoir [4] created in 1978. The lake's large earthen dam and smaller saddle dams are operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [5]
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Portage Lakes State Park is a public recreation area located around the Portage Lakes in New Franklin, Ohio, in the United States.The eight Portage Lakes encompass 2,034 acres (823 ha) used for boating, fishing, and swimming. [2]
Mohican State Park is a 1,110-acre (450 ha) public recreation area located on the south shore of Pleasant Hill Lake, five miles (8.0 km) south of Loudonville in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. [3] The state park is located along Ohio SR 3 and Ohio SR 97 and is surrounded by the 4,525-acre (1,831 ha) Mohican-Memorial State Forest.