Cowan Lake, also known as Cowan Creek Reservoir, is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

within Cowan Lake State Park in

Clinton County, Ohio Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,018. The county seat is Wilmington. The county is named for former U.S. Vice President George Clinton. Clinton County comprises the ...

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. Its surface area is . Cowan Lake lies near the Cincinnati Arch, an uplifting of bedrock that occurred during the Appalachian Mountains' building process. The erosion of this arch in the Cowan region exposes fossil-rich limestone. The limestone near Cowan and other parts of the exposed arch are some of the most famous fossil hunting fields in the world. The lake takes its name from

Cowan Creek Cowan Creek is located in New South Wales, Australia. It is a tidal subcatchment of the Hawkesbury River. Almost all of the catchment lies within Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a national park on the north ...

, the creek that was dammed in 1950 to form the lake. Its source is at . Cowan Creek was named for John Cowan, the first surveyor of the area. Cowan Lake State Park, which includes the lakes and its immediate surroundings, was dedicated in 1968.

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Cowan Lake Sailing AssociationCowan Lake Fishing
* Reservoirs in Ohio Bodies of water of Clinton County, Ohio {{ClintonCountyOH-geo-stub