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Kiser Lake (Ohio)

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52: 36: 378: 304:. After operations at the mill were shut down, the dam and lake were neglected for several years. In 1932, John W. Kiser and his family owned the land and donated several hundred acres to the State of Ohio to rebuild the lake for recreational purposes. In 1939, work on the dam started, and in 1940, all work was completed on the dam and Kiser Lake was filled. 59: 452: 423: 281: 102: 416: 362: 344: 308: 409: 51: 442: 249: 447: 327: 297: 385: 231: 80: 285: 243: 17: 300:
in the low, swampy region of Champaign County known as Mosquito Creek Valley to build a grist and
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sits at the headwaters on the southeastern edge of the lake, and the 531 acres (215 ha)
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiser Lake (Ohio)
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Mosquito Lake was first created in 1840, when a dam was built across
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Mosquito Creek Lake

Kiser Lake is located in Ohio
Champaign County
Ohio
USA
40°11′17″N 83°57′56″W / 40.18806°N 83.96556°W / 40.18806; -83.96556
Type
Reservoir
Basin
not a well-defined measure
reservoir
Champaign County, Ohio
St. Paris
Dayton
Ohio State Route 235
40°11′17″N 83°57′56″W / 40.18806°N 83.96556°W / 40.18806; -83.96556
Kiser Lake Wetlands State Nature Preserve
Kiser Lake State Park
Mosquito Creek
saw mill
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiser Lake (Ohio)
Kiser Lake
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Kiser Lake State Park
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Stub icon
Champaign County
Ohio

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