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=O'Shaughnessy Reservoir= =Boater Education Facility, Area C= Riverside Drive Dublin, Ohio 43017 O'Shaughnessy Reservoir webpage O'Shaughnessy Reservoir map

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O'Shaughnessy Reservoir--Boater Education Facility, Area C
Coordinates: 40.1621799, -83.1256265 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Area C
The Boater Education Facility is closed during the winter months, but there is a small parking lot that is open year round. A spotting scope is highly recommended as scanning the water for waterfowl and gulls is the main attraction. There are also Bald Eagles in the area along with hawks and herons in the woods across the reservoir. From Bryan Sharp

About the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir
O’Shaughnessy Reservoir is located about 9 miles northwest of Columbus in Delaware County. OH-257 parallels the east side of the reservoir. Access is available along OH-257 at designated parking lots and boat ramps in the Twin Lakes area, along OH-257 at Home Road, and in Bellepoint.

O’Shaughnessy Reservoir was built by the city of Columbus in 1925. The reservoir, created by damming the Scioto River, provided a needed water source for the city. The reservoir is 912 acres in size and has 18.4 miles of shoreline. Maximum depth is over 40 feet near the dam, although much of the water is 20 feet or less. The watershed for the reservoir is about 770 square miles and is composed of mostly agricultural land. Bottom composition is made up of rock in the south section and mud and silt in the north. From O'Shaughnessy Reservoir webpage



Photos by Bryan Sharp

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