Pleasant+Hill+Lake+Barron+Road+Access

Also, see Pleasant Hill Lake, Pleasant Hill Lake Important Bird Area, and Pleasant Hill Lake Birding Drive
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=Pleasant Hill Lake= =Barron Road Access= Perrysville, Ohio 44864 Pleasant Hill Lake webpage Pleasant Hill Lake map

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Pleasant Hill Lake--Barron Rd. Access
Coordinates: 40.6377217, -82.3675275 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Barron Road Access
Barron Road Access is a good spot to check for terns in late summer and early fall. There are a number of logs and stumps sticking out of the water in this area and the terns like to rest on them. In 2013 a friend of mine had all 4 species of terns that are regular for this area at this spot. From Eli M. Miller

About Pleasant Hill Lake
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) owns Pleasant Hill Lake. The lake was constructed in 1938 by damming the Clear Fork Branch of the Mohican River. The lake was originally constructed primarily for flood control in the Muskingum River watershed. Today, recreation is one of the biggest public benefits. The ODNR Division of Wildlife manages the lake under an agreement to provide public fishing and hunting.

The Clear Fork River empties into the western end of the lake. This western end of the lake is shallow with most of the area under less than 10 feet of water. The middle section of the lake gradually slopes to a depth of 20 feet. At that point, the lake makes a sharp bend to the south and the basin changes to a steep-sided, deep, gorge-shape with a maximum depth of 35 feet.

The portion of the lake that runs from west to east is shallower and warmer. The bottom of that part of the lake is composed of mud (clay and silt), except along the shorelines where wave action has exposed sand and small gravel. The lower portion of the lake, running north to the south, is deeper, slightly cooler, and has larger boulders along the shoreline. Vegetation is confined to the shoreline of the western end of the impoundment and is controlled by water clarity. The transparency of the water varies from about 6 inches in the springtime to 4 feet later in the season, when the sediment has settled. From Pleasant Hill Lake webpage

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