Dillon Lake, central Ohio

Dillon Lake is created by Dillon Dam on the Licking River in Muskingum County, Ohio and is used for flood control, recreation and fish and wildlife protection, among other things. Construction was completed in 1960. At normal levels it has a surface area of 2.4 square miles. It is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

Dillon Dam, also known as Dillon Lake is of earthen construction. The core is earth. The foundation is soil. Though originally completed in 1960, the structure was modified in 1996. Its length is 1400 feet. Maximum discharge is 89700 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 274000 acre feet. Normal storage is 17500 acre feet. It drains an area of 742 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Dillon Lake

1 miles from Dillon LakeDillon Lake 3 miles from Dillon LakeDillon Lake 5 miles from Dillon LakeMuskingum River Lock And Dam No. 10 6 miles from Dillon LakeMuskingum River Lock And Dam No. 11 6 miles from Dillon LakeZanesville State Nursery Lake 7 miles from Dillon LakeDillon Wetland Mitigation Dam 12 miles from Dillon LakeMuskingum River Lock And Dam No. 9 13 miles from Dillon LakeMunroe Basin Dam 16 miles from Dillon LakeColumbus Southern Power Company Dam Ma-1 16 miles from Dillon LakeCrooksville Reservoir No. 2 Dam 16 miles from Dillon LakeCrooksville Reservoir No. 1 Dam 17 miles from Dillon LakeConesville Plant Ash Pond Complex 17 miles from Dillon LakeColumbus Southern Power Company Dam Ma-11 17 miles from Dillon LakeWills Creek Lake 17 miles from Dillon LakeWills Creek Lake 17 miles from Dillon LakeBlue Rock Lake 17 miles from Dillon LakePerry Reclamation Dam No. 3 17 miles from Dillon LakeEssington Lake 17 miles from Dillon LakeNew Concord Village Reservoir 18 miles from Dillon LakeSomerset Reservoir 18 miles from Dillon LakeCatfish Ii Dam 18 miles from Dillon LakePeabody Coal Company Pond 18 miles from Dillon LakeWills Creek Lake 18 miles from Dillon LakeHeath Wwtp Flood Protection Levee 18 miles from Dillon LakePerry Reclamation Dam No. 2 18 miles from Dillon LakePerry County Recreation Assoc. Lake 19 miles from Dillon LakeRush Creek Structure No. 1b 19 miles from Dillon LakeBroken Aro Sediment Pond No. 47 Dam 19 miles from Dillon LakeBroken Aro Sediment Pond No. 46 Dam 19 miles from Dillon LakeNewark Low Head Dam 20 miles from Dillon LakeColumbus And Southern Pond 20 miles from Dillon LakeRush Creek Structure No. Iii-e 20 miles from Dillon LakeMuskingum River Lock And Dam No. 8 20 miles from Dillon LakeClouse Lake 20 miles from Dillon LakeCrooksville Reservoir No. 3 Dam 20 miles from Dillon LakeNew Lexington Reservoir

 

 

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