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Brown's Lake Bog

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Location
  
Wayne County, Ohio

Governing body
  
Nature Conservancy

Area
  
40 ha

Established
  
1966

Nearest city
  
Shreve

Designated
  
1967

Phone
  
+1 614-717-2770

Brown's Lake Bog

Address
  
Brown Rd, Shreve, OH 44676, USA

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Brown's Lake Bog is a dedicated Ohio state nature preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy. It is one of the few remaining kettle peatlands in the U.S. state of Ohio. It has a kettle lake, kame, and a floating sphagnum moss mat. Public visitation is allowed.

It is located in southwestern Wayne County near the village of Shreve. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967.

References

Brown's Lake Bog Wikipedia