Tappan Lake

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Tappan Lake
Location	Harrison County, Ohio
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	2,350 acres (9.5 km²)
Surface elevation	899.3 ft (274.1 m)

For the lake in New Jersey, see Lake Tappan.

Tappan Lake is a reservoir in Harrison County, Ohio, United States.

The lake covers 2,350 acres (9.5 km²) of water and 5,000 acres (20 km²) of surrounding land, as part of the Muskingun Watershed Conservancy District. Normal pool elevation is 899.3 ft (274.1 m) above sea level. The lake has a 299 horsepower (223 kW) limit for boats. There are two public launch ramps - one near the roadside rest area on U.S. 250, and the other across from Tappan Marina. A third launch ramp is located inside Tappan Lake Park.^[1]

Between Cadiz and Dover, U.S. Route 250 follows Tappan Lake for several miles on a series of causeways built during the construction of the lake in the 1930s.