The Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area is a

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located in

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and

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counties, Pennsylvania. It is managed by the

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. The area lakes seasonally get up to 200,000 migrating

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. The largest of the lakes was created by a dam built in the early 1970s, and covers . The

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goes through the area just south of the main impoundment dam.

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Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
(official Pennsylvania Game Commission web site) {{coord, 40.271143, -76.250129, type:landmark_region:US-PA, format=dms, display=title Protected areas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Protected areas of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania