Charles Mill Dam
Dam in Ashland County, Ohio · Black Fork of Mohican River · forms Charles Mill Lake
Height
52 ft
16 m (NID height)
Length
1,390 ft
424 m
Completed
1936
Charles Mill Lake today
997.14 ft
7 days ▼ 0.05 ft
vs full pool
▲ 0.14 ft
Normal storage
7,400 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 52 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Huntington District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 88,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,350 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 38 ft
- Drainage area
- 215 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 155 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Huntington District
- Also known as
- Charles Mill Lake
- NID ID
- OH00020
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 9, 2026. Search NID ID OH00020 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Charles Mill Lake
- Charles Mill Dam - Dike 1
- Charles Mill Dam - Dike 2