Clear Fork Reservoir

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Clear Fork Reservoir
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Location of Clear Fork Reservoir in Ohio, USA.
Location of Clear Fork Reservoir in Ohio, USA.
Clear Fork Reservoir
LocationRichland / Morrow counties, Ohio, United States
Coordinates40°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 countriesUnited States
Surface area997 acres (403 ha)
Average depth10 ft (3.0 m)
Max. depth40 ft (12 m) est.
Water volume4,400,000,000 U.S. gallons (17,000,000 m3)
Shore length114 mi (23 km)
Surface elevation1,202 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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