Dow Lake Boat Ramps
2 boat launches are mapped on Dow Lake in Athens County, Ohio.
1 of these launches include facility details from Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Dow Lake facts
| Surface area | 157 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 14 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 5.2 miles |
| Surface elevation | 889 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Dow Lake Dam, completed 1959 |
| Dam size | 66 ft high, 775 ft long, earth dam |
| Dam purposes | Recreation |
| Dam owner | ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft (State) |
| Normal storage | 2,126 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Strouds Run |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID OH00086). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
- Dow Lake Boat Rampnear Athens · Dow Lake · fee: no
- Strouds Run State Parknear Athens · Dow Lake · fee: no
Counties
- Athens County (2)