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Pleasant Hill Lake Location in Ohio Show map of Ohio Pleasant Hill Lake Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Perrysville
Coordinates	40°38′25″N 82°20′31″W / 40.64028°N 82.34194°W / 40.64028; -82.34194
Primary inflows	Clear Fork
Primary outflows	Clear Fork
Built	1936
Surface area	783 acres (317 ha)

Pleasant Hill Lake is a 783-acre man made lake located near Perrysville and between Ashland and Richland counties in Ohio. Completed in 1936, Pleasant Hill Dam was built on the Clear Fork of the Mohican River. The dam which forms the lake is a 113 ft (34 m) tall earth-fill dam. It is located in Ashland but the lake extends into Richland. The lake which was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, was built for the purpose of flood control.