| Burches Run Wildlife Management Area | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
 Sign for the WMA, still not updated (as of June 2009) to reflect its name change. | |
  Location of Burches Run Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia | |
| Location | Marshall, West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°58′25″N 80°37′38″W / 39.97361°N 80.62722°W |
| Area | 55 acres (22 ha) |
| Elevation | 798 ft (243 m)[2] |
| Operator | Wildlife Resources Section, WVDNR |
Burches Run Wildlife Management Area, formerly Burches Run Lake WMA, is located on 55 acres (22 ha) near Wheeling in Marshall County, West Virginia. Until 2005 the wildlife management area contained a lake[3] impounded by a dam at risk of failure.[4] The name change occurred after the dam was removed. The terrain climbs gently above Burches Run and is covered by a mature oak-hickory second-growth forest.[3]
- ^ "Burches Run Wildlife Management Area". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Burches Run Wildlife Management Area". Elevation Query. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ a b Burches Run web page, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
- ^ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (2000). "West Virginia Statewide Flood Protection Plan, Appendix M - List of Deficient Dams" (PDF). West Virginia Conservation Agency. Retrieved 2008-07-12.