Alum Creek State Park

Alum Creek State Park
Fall colors
Alum Creek State Park in autumn
Alum Creek State Park is located in Ohio
Alum Creek State Park
Alum Creek State Park
Location in Ohio
Alum Creek State Park is located in the United States
Alum Creek State Park
Alum Creek State Park
Alum Creek State Park (the United States)
LocationDelaware County, Ohio, United States
Coordinates40°11′30″N 82°58′23″W / 40.19167°N 82.97306°W / 40.19167; -82.97306[1]
AreaLand: 4,630 acres (1,870 ha)
Water: 3,387 acres (1,371 ha)[2]
Elevation899 ft (274 m)[1]
Established1974
Administered byOhio Department of Natural Resources
DesignationOhio state park
WebsiteAlum Creek State Park

Alum Creek State Park is a 4,630-acre (1,870 ha) Ohio state park in Delaware County, Ohio, in the United States. Alum Creek Lake was constructed from 1970 to 1974 as part of the Flood Control Act of 1962. Alum Creek Dam was constructed on Alum Creek, a tributary of Big Walnut Creek, which drains into the Scioto River. Alum Creek Reservoir holds 3,387 acres (1,371 ha) of water and is open to fishing, boating, ice fishing, ice boating, and swimming. The park is just north of the state capital of Columbus and contains the remnants of a settlement by freed slaves that arrived in Ohio from North Carolina.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Alum Creek State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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