Buckeye Lake
Buckeye Lake is a reservoir in Fairfield, Licking, and Perry counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The lake was created in the 19th century as the "Licking Summit Reservoir", an important part of the Ohio and Erie Canal project.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Ohio
- Also known as: “Licking Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buckeye Lake State Park and Millersport High School.
Buckeye Lake State Park
Park
Buckeye Lake State Park is a public recreation area in Fairfield, Licking and Perry counties, Ohio in the United States. The park consists of a 3,349 acres of shore areas, islands, and water. Buckeye Lake State Park is situated 2 miles east of Buckeye Lake.
Millersport High School
School
Millersport Jr./Sr. High School is a public high school in Millersport, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Walnut Township Local School District. The school's nickname is the Lakers. Millersport High School is situated 2 miles southwest of Buckeye Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hebron and Thornport.
Hebron
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Hebron is a village in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,326 at the 2020 census.
Thornport
Hamlet
Thornport is a census-designated place in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is two miles north of Thornville and 22 miles north of the county seat of New Lexington. The population was 1,120 at the 2020 census. Thornport is situated 6 miles east of Buckeye Lake.
New Salem
Hamlet
New Salem is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. New Salem is situated 6 miles southeast of Buckeye Lake.
Buckeye Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Fairfield, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Buckeye Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Buckeye Lake”
- “Buckeye”
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Localities in the Area
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