Guilford+Lake+State+Park--Dam+and+Spillway

Also, see Guilford Lake State Park and Columbiana County Birding Drive
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=Guilford Lake State Park= =Dam and Spillway= Lisbon, Ohio 44432 Guilford Lake State Park website Guilford Lake State Park map Guilford Lake map

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Guilford Lake SP--Dam and Spillway
Coordinates: 40.7945621, -80.8656621 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Guilford Lake State Park
Guilford Lake is situated in the glaciated plateau region of Ohio. This portion of the Appalachian foothills was overridden by the glaciers that invaded Ohio more than 12,000 years ago. Eventually, the glacial advances were blocked by the harder and higher sandstone ridges of southeastern Ohio. The bedrock materials of this area were formed 300 million years ago from deposits laid down in streams and swamps.

Natural lakes are a feature of the glaciated landscape, although most in Ohio are very small and have now aged into bogs or marshes. These bodies of water were formed by huge chunks of ice which broke off from the retreating glacier and melted in depressions forming kettle lakes.

The area surrounding Guilford Lake, before being impounded as a reservoir, was extremely swampy indicating it may have been a remnant of a natural glacial lake. The park attracts migrating waterfowl in the fall and spring and also provides good habitat for a variety of songbirds such as the red-winged blackbird, song sparrow, and eastern meadowlark. Other wildlife common to the area are red fox, raccoon, skunk, and white-tailed deer. From Guilford Lake State Park website

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