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ODNR owns and manages more than 640,000 acres (260,000 ha) of land, including 75 state parks, 23 state forests, 136 state nature preserves, and 150 wildlife areas. The department has jurisdiction over more than 61,500 mi (99,000 km) of inland rivers and streams, 451 mi (726 km) of the Ohio River , and 2.29 million acres (9,300 km 2 ) of Lake Erie .
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is urging the public to use water "wisely" as the state's drought continues.. The effects of drought are "diverse and complex", but the state could see ...
Caesar Creek State Park is a public recreation area located in southwestern Ohio, five miles (8 km) east of Waynesville, in Warren, Clinton, and Greene counties. [2] The park is leased by the State from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who in the 1970s erected a dam on Caesar Creek to impound a 2,830-acre (1,150 ha) lake. [2]
Location: Mercer and Auglaize counties, Ohio, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Area: Land: 591 acres (239 ha) Water: 13,500 acres (5,500 ha) [2]: Elevation: 869 ft (265 m) [1]: Established: 1949: Administered by: Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Designation: Ohio state park: Named for: Grand Lake and St. Marys: Website: Official website: Grand Lake; Location: Mercer / Auglaize counties ...
Location: Champaign County, Ohio, United States: Nearest town: St. Paris, Ohio: Coordinates: 1]: Area: Land: 531 acres (215 ha) Water: 396 acres (160 ha): Elevation: 1,093 feet (333 m) [1]: Established: 1940: Administered by: Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Designation: Ohio state park: Website: Kiser Lake State Park: Kiser Lake State Park is a public recreation area in Champaign County ...
Location: Highland County, Ohio, United States: Nearest city: Hillsboro, Ohio: Coordinates: 1]: Area: Land: 1,384 acres (560 ha) Water: 2,080 acres (840 ha) [2]: Elevation: 879 ft (268 m) [1]: Established: 1950: Administered by: Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Visitors: 792,973 (in 2009) [3]: Designation: Ohio state park: Website: Rocky Fork State Park: Rocky Fork State Park is a public ...
In 1939 construction started on a new dam, and the 394 acres (159 ha) Kiser Lake was born. When Kiser Lake State Park was established for recreational purposes, the ODNR (at the time called the Division of Conservation and Natural Resources) reserved part of the land as a State Nature Preserve. [5]
Some water from the lakes reaches Lake Erie and some flows to the Ohio River. [ 2 ] There is an unincorporated community named Portage Lakes in Summit County , near 41°00′26″N 081°31′37″W / 41.00722°N 81.52694°W / 41.00722; -81.52694 Elevation: 1,053 feet (321 m), [ 3 ] in the