Buckeye Lake (Ohio)

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Buckeye Lake
Buckeye Lake -
Location Ohio
Coordinates 39°55′17″N, 082°30′52″WCoordinates: 39°55′17″N, 082°30′52″W
Lake type reservoir
Basin countries United States
Surface area 3,173 acres (12.84 km²)
Settlements Millersport, Buckeye Lake

Buckeye Lake is a lake in Fairfield, Licking, and Perry Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] It was the first large reservoir built in America and became Ohio's first state park in 1949. Built near the highest point of elevation between the watersheds of the Scioto and Muskingum Rivers, it was constructed to supply water for the canal system. The village of Buckeye Lake grew up on the shores of the lake.

Buckeye Lake
Buckeye Lake

[edit] References

  1. ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 69. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.