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FAMILY HIKING , BIRD WATCHING , ROCK CLIMBING , A COOL TECH. MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL , A PLACE TO PLAY OR JUST RELAX TO THE SOUNDS..
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DUNDEE FALLS IS PART OF THE BEACH CITY WILDLIFE AREA.
BEACH CITY WIDLIFE AREA IS LOCATED IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO IN TUSCARAWAS COUNTY.ST.RT.93,RUNNING NORTH/SOUTH,FORM THE EAST BOUNDRY,AND ST.RT.250 IS AT THE NORTH END OF THE AREA.THE AREA LIES ON THE EDGE OF THE UNGLACIATED APPALACHIAN PLATEAU REGION OF OHIO.MUCH OF THE WILDLIFE AREA IS PERMANENTLY OR SEASONALLY FLOODED.
THE LAND WAS PURCHASED IN THE LATE 1930s BY THE MUSKINGUM WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICT.THE AREA IS OPEN TO PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATION.THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE AREA IS FLOOD CONTROL,WITH FISHING,HUNTING AND TRAPPING AS RECREATIONAL BENEFITS.
THE LAKE,CREEKS, AND MARSHES SUPPORT GOOD POPULATIONS OF BLUEGILL,LARGEMOUTH BASS,CRAPPIE,CARP AND BULLHEAD.WOOD DUCK,CANADA GOOSE,RABBIT,PHEASANT,MUSKRAT,RACCOON ,SQUIRREL,AND DEER.BEAVER ARE PRESENT AND HAVE CREATED EXCELLENT HABITAT FOR MAMMALS,BIRDS,FISH,FROGS,AND TURTLES.A VARIETY OF NESTING AND MIGRANT BIRDS CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE VARIED HABITATS OF THE AREA.
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