Clendening Lake is a

reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...

located in

Harrison County, Ohio Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,483, making it the fifth-least populous county in Ohio. Its county seat and largest village is Cadiz. The county is named for Genera ...

, in the United States, formed by damming Brushy Fork, East of Tippecanoe. Clendening Lake

It is part of the

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio organized in 1933 to develop and implement a plan for flood reduction and water conservation in the Muskingum River watershed, the state's largest ...

, which was created in 1933 to control flooding in the state of Ohio, primarily due to the

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. It is known as the largest undeveloped lake in the state of Ohio, yet has on its shores: Boy Scout Summer Camp Fort Steuben Scout Reservation Clendening Marina in

Freeport, Ohio :''Freeport is also the former name of the Warren County town of Oregonia.'' Freeport is a village in southwestern Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 321 at the 2020 census. History Freeport was laid out in 1810. A post ...

and the

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's ''Camp Tippecanoe'' near the town of Tippecanoe, Ohio, along with a campground, playground, and picnic area. Locals to the area have said that there are still buildings under the lake's waters from a former community that existed prior to the area's flooding to create the lake. The Ohio state record flathead catfish was caught in Clending Lake on July 28, 1979. It weighed 76.5 pounds and was 58 5/8″ in length.

Clendening Dam

Clendening dam is long, located East of the community of Tippecanoe with a normal water pool level of above sea level.

References

External links

Ohio DNR fishing map of Clendening Lake
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071014124147/http://www.mwcdlakes.com/clenden.htm *http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=40.2323635&lon=-81.1161804&z=10&l=0&m=a&v=2 Reservoirs in Ohio Bodies of water of Harrison County, Ohio Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District {{HarrisonCountyOH-geo-stub