Wills Creek Lake, northeast Ohio

Wills Creek Lake is the result of Wills Creek Dam on Wills Creek in Muskingum and Coshocton County, Ohio and is used for flood control, recreation and fish and wildlife protection, among other things. It has been been there since 1936. It has a normal surface area of 1.4 square miles. It is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

Wills Creek Dam, also known as Wills Creek Lake is of earthen construction. The core is earth. The foundation is rock, soil. Though originally completed in 1936, the structure was modified in 1989. Its length is 1950 feet. Maximum discharge is 45800 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 196000 acre feet. Normal storage is 6000 acre feet. It drains an area of 842 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Wills Creek Lake

1 miles from Wills Creek LakeWills Creek Lake 2 miles from Wills Creek LakeWills Creek Lake 2 miles from Wills Creek LakeConesville Plant Ash Pond Complex 2 miles from Wills Creek LakeColumbus Southern Power Company Dam Ma-1 2 miles from Wills Creek LakeColumbus Southern Power Company Dam Ma-11 4 miles from Wills Creek LakeColumbus And Southern Pond 5 miles from Wills Creek LakeSimco Sediment Dam #2 6 miles from Wills Creek LakeMunroe Basin Dam 7 miles from Wills Creek LakeCatfish Ii Dam 7 miles from Wills Creek LakePeabody Coal Company Pond 10 miles from Wills Creek LakeBroken Aro Sediment Pond No. 47 Dam 10 miles from Wills Creek LakeMuskingum River Lock And Dam No. 11 11 miles from Wills Creek LakeBroken Aro Sediment Pond No. 46 Dam 11 miles from Wills Creek LakeZanesville State Nursery Lake 11 miles from Wills Creek LakeNew Concord Village Reservoir 13 miles from Wills Creek LakeSix-mile Dam 16 miles from Wills Creek LakeCity Of Cambridge Park Dam 16 miles from Wills Creek LakeSalt Fork Lake 16 miles from Wills Creek LakeSalt Fork Lake 17 miles from Wills Creek LakeDillon Lake 17 miles from Wills Creek LakeDillon Lake 17 miles from Wills Creek LakeDillon Lake 17 miles from Wills Creek LakeMuskingum River Lock And Dam No. 10 18 miles from Wills Creek LakeCambridge City Reservoir 18 miles from Wills Creek LakeSouthgate Dike 18 miles from Wills Creek LakeMohawk Dam 19 miles from Wills Creek LakeMohawk Dam 19 miles from Wills Creek LakeDillon Wetland Mitigation Dam 20 miles from Wills Creek LakeMuskingum River Lock And Dam No. 9

 

 

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