Burches Run Wildlife Management Area

Burches Run Wildlife Management Area
West Virginia Wildlife Management Area
Sign for the WMA, still not updated (as of June 2009) to reflect its name change.
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Marshall

Elevation	798 ft (243.2 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	39°58′25″N 80°37′38″W / 39.97361°N 80.62722°W / 39.97361; -80.62722Coordinates: 39°58′25″N 80°37′38″W / 39.97361°N 80.62722°W / 39.97361; -80.62722

Area	55 acres (22.3 ha)

Management	Wildlife Resources Section, WVDNR
Owner	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

IUCN category	IV - Habitat/Species government Area

Nearest city	Wheeling, West Virginia

Location of Burches Run Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia

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^[2] impounded by a dam at risk of failure.^[3] 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.^[2]

Directions

Burches Run WMA is located at the intersection of Pine Hill Road and Big Wheeling Creek Road about 8 miles (13 km) south of Wheeling, Pine Hill Road, also designated as County Route 14 is accessed off of WV State Route 88. Big Wheeling Creek Road is accessed near the intersection of US Route 40 and I-70 at Elm Grove.^[2]^[4]

This map shows the WMA and where the lake that was removed used to be.

Hunting

Hunting opportunities, limited by the small size of the area, include deer, squirrel, and water fowl. Camping is prohibited at this WMA.^[5]

References

↑ "Burches Run Wildlife Management Area". Elevation Query. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
1 2 3 Burches Run web page, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
↑ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (2000). "West Virginia Statewide Flood Protection Plan, Appendix M - List of Deficient Dams" (PDF). West Virginia Conservation Agency. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
↑ Google Maps at Elm Grove, West Virginia
↑ Wildlife Management Areas West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

External links

Protected areas of West Virginia

Federal

National Historical Parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Harpers Ferry

National Forests	George Washington and Jefferson Monongahela

National Recreation Areas	Gauley River (NPS) Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks (USFS)

National Wildlife Refuges	Canaan Valley Ohio River Islands

National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Wilderness Areas	Big Draft Wilderness Cranberry Wilderness Dolly Sods Wilderness Laurel Fork North Wilderness Laurel Fork South Wilderness Mountain Lake Wilderness Otter Creek Wilderness Roaring Plains Wilderness Spice Run Wilderness

National Rivers	Bluestone NSR New River Gorge

State

State parks	Audra Babcock Beartown Beech Fork Berkeley Springs Blackwater Falls Blennerhassett Island Bluestone Cacapon Resort Camp Creek Canaan Valley Resort Carnifex Ferry Battlefield Cass Scenic Railroad Cathedral Cedar Creek Chief Logan Droop Mountain Battlefield Fairfax Stone Greenbrier River Trail Hawks Nest Holly River Little Beaver Lost River Moncove Lake North Bend Rail Trail North Bend Pinnacle Rock Pipestem Resort Prickett's Fort Stonewall Jackson Lake Tomlinson Run Tu-Endie-Wei Twin Falls Resort Tygart Lake Valley Falls Watoga Watters Smith Memorial

State forests	Cabwaylingo Calvin Price Camp Creek Coopers Rock Greenbrier Kanawha Kumbrabow Seneca

Wildlife management areas	Allegheny Amherst-Plymouth Anawalt Lake Bear Rock Lakes Becky Creek Beech Fork Lake Berwind Lake Beury Mountain Big Ditch Big Ugly Bluestone Burches Run Burnsville Lake Castleman Run Lake Cecil H. Underwood Center Branch Cheat Canyon Chief Cornstalk Conaway Run Lake Cross Creek Dents Run Dunkard Fork East Lynn Lake Edwards Run Elk Creek Elk River Fairfox Pond-Rehe Fort Mill Ridge Fox Forest Frozen Camp Green Bottom Handley Hilbert Hillcrest Horse Creek Hughes River Huttonsville State Farm Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve Laurel Lake Lewis Wetzel Little Indian Creek McClintic Meadow River Mill Creek Moncove Lake Morris Creek Nathaniel Mountain Panther Pedlar Pleasant Creek Plum Orchard Lake Pruntytown State Farm R.D. Bailey Lake Ritchie Mines Sand Hill Shannondale Springs Short Mountain Slatyfork Sleepy Creek Smoke Camp Snake Hill South Branch Stonecoal Lake Stonewall Jackson Lake Stumptown Summersville Lake Tate Lohr Teter Creek Lake The Jug Thorn Creek Tug Fork Turkey Run Upper Deckers Creek Upper Mud River Valley Bend Wetlands Wallback Widmeyer Woodrum Lake

Other WVDNR sites	West Virginia State Wildlife Center

Non-
governmental

Nature Conservancy preserves	Brush Creek Bear Rocks Cranesville Swamp Greenland Gap Hungry Beech Ice Mountain Mount Porte Crayon Murphy Panther Knob Pike Knob Slaty Mountain Upper Shavers Fork Yankauer

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Burches Run Wildlife Management Area

Directions

Hunting

See also

References

External links