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Burches Run Wildlife Management Area

IUCN Category VProtected areas of Marshall County, West VirginiaWildlife management areas of West Virginia
Burches Run WMA Sign
Burches Run WMA Sign

Burches Run Wildlife Management Area, formerly Burches Run Lake WMA, is located on 55 acres (22 ha) near Wheeling in Marshall County, West Virginia. Until 2005 the wildlife management area contained a lake impounded by a dam at risk of failure. The name change occurred after the dam was removed. The terrain climbs gently above Burches Run and is covered by a mature oak-hickory second-growth forest.

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Burches Run Wildlife Management Area
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