Clear Fork Reservoir

Clear Fork Reservoir
Location Richland / Morrow counties, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 40°41′54″N 82°36′24″W / 40.69833°N 82.60667°W / 40.69833; -82.60667Coordinates: 40°41′54″N 82°36′24″W / 40.69833°N 82.60667°W / 40.69833; -82.60667
Basin countries United States
Surface area 997 acres (403 ha)
Average depth 10 ft (3.0 m)
Max. depth 40 ft (12 m) est.
Water volume 4,400,000,000 U.S. gallons (17,000,000 m3)
Shore length1 14 mi (23 km)
Surface elevation 1,202 ft (366 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Clear Fork Reservoir is a reservoir (as a man-made lake) on the Clear Fork river in the area of Richland County and Morrow County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It was designed and built in 1949 to be the main source of drinking water for the city of Mansfield, Ohio.[1]

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