Brown's Lake Bog
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| Brown's Lake Bog Preserve | |
|---|---|
 Sarracenia purpurea at Brown's Lake Bog | |
  Map of Ohio  Brown's Lake Bog (the United States) | |
| Location | Wayne County, Ohio |
| Nearest city | Shreve |
| Coordinates | 40°40′51″N 82°03′45″W / 40.6809°N 82.0624°W |
| Area | 99 acres (40 ha) |
| Established | 1966 |
| Governing body | Nature Conservancy |
| Official website | |
| Designated | 1967 |
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.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
Year designated: 1967
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