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Pleasant Hill Lake
Location of Pleasant Hill Lake in Ohio, USA.Location of Pleasant Hill Lake in Ohio, USA.Pleasant Hill LakeShow map of OhioLocation of Pleasant Hill Lake in Ohio, USA.Location of Pleasant Hill Lake in Ohio, USA.Pleasant Hill LakeShow map of the United States
LocationPerrysville
Coordinates40°38′25″N 82°20′31″W / 40.64028°N 82.34194°W / 40.64028; -82.34194
Primary inflowsClear Fork
Primary outflowsClear Fork
Basin countriesUnited States
Built1936
Surface area783 acres (317 ha)
Max. depth35 ft (11 m)
Surface elevation1,020 ft (310 m)

Pleasant Hill Lake is a 783-acre man made lake located near Perrysville and between Ashland and Richland counties in Ohio. Completed in 1936, Pleasant Hill Dam was built on the Clear Fork of the Mohican River. The dam which forms the lake is a 113 ft (34 m) tall earth-fill dam. It is located in Ashland but the lake extends into Richland. The lake which was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, was built for the purpose of flood control.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Hill Lake
  2. "Pleasant Hill Lake, Perrysville, OH". Public Land Journal. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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