Clendening Lake is a reservoir

Reservoir

A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...

 located in Harrison County, Ohio, in the United States of America, formed by damming Brushy Fork, 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) East of Tippecanoe

Tippecanoe, Ohio

Tippecanoe is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44699. It is located along State Route 800.-References:...

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It is part of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District 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 wholly contained watershed, covering more than...

, which was created in 1933 to control flooding in the state of Ohio, primarily due to the flood of 1913. 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, Ohio

Freeport is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 398 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Freeport is located at ....

 and the YMCA

YMCA

The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...

'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.

Clendening Dam

Clendening dam is 750 feet (228.6 m) long, located 0.6 mile (0.965604 km) East of the community of Tippecanoe

Tippecanoe, Ohio

Tippecanoe is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44699. It is located along State Route 800.-References:...

with a normal water pool level of 898 feet (273.7 m) above sea level.

External links

• Ohio DNR fishing map of Clendening Lake
• http://www.mwcdlakes.com/clenden.htm
• http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=40.2323635&lon=-81.1161804&z=10&l=0&m=a&v=2