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Wills Creek Lake

Ohio · OH

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A 900-acre lake near Roscoe Village, a restored town on the Ohio-Erie Canal. There are several river access points operated by Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A handicap fishing access is being developed below the dam for 2004.

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Wills Creek is a tributary of the Muskingum River, 92.2 mi (148.4 km) long, in eastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It drains an area of 853 mi2 (2,209 km2).

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