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Burches Run Wildlife Management Area

State Wildlife Management Area in Marshall County, West Virginia

Field	Value
name	Burches Run Wildlife Management Area
iucn_category	V
iucn_ref
photo	Burches Run WMA - Sign.jpg
photo_caption	Sign for the WMA, still not updated (as of June 2009) to reflect its name change.
map	USA West Virginia
map_caption	Location of Burches Run Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia
relief	1
location	Marshall, West Virginia, United States
coordinates
area_acre	55
elevation	798 ft{{cite web
url	https://gisdata.usgs.gov/xmlwebservices2/elevation_service.asmx/getElevation?X_Value=-80.627222&Y_Value=39.973611&Elevation_Units=FEET&Source_Layer=-1&Elevation_Only=FALSE
title	Burches Run Wildlife Management Area
work	Elevation Query
access-date	2009-01-25
publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072241/http://gisdata.usgs.gov/xmlwebservices2/elevation_service.asmx/getElevation?X_Value=-80.627222&Y_Value=39.973611&Elevation_Units=FEET&Source_Layer=-1&Elevation_Only=FALSE
archive-date	2011-07-21
url-status	dead
operator	Wildlife Resources Section, WVDNR

| access-date = 2009-01-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072241/http://gisdata.usgs.gov/xmlwebservices2/elevation_service.asmx/getElevation?X_Value=-80.627222&Y_Value=39.973611&Elevation_Units=FEET&Source_Layer=-1&Elevation_Only=FALSE | archive-date = 2011-07-21 | url-status = dead Burches Run Wildlife Management Area, formerly Burches Run Lake WMA, is located on 55 acre near Wheeling in Marshall County, West Virginia. Until 2005 the wildlife management area contained a lake impounded by a dam at risk of failure.{{cite web |url= http://www.wvca.us/flood/pdf/19_Appendix_M_WVDEP_Division_of_Water_and_Waste_Management_Dam_Saftey_Programs.pdf|title=West Virginia Statewide Flood Protection Plan, Appendix M - List of Deficient Dams |access-date=2008-07-12 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.

Directions

Burches Run WMA is located at the intersection of Pine Hill Road and Big Wheeling Creek Road about 8 mi 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.

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.

References

"Burches Run Wildlife Management Area". IUCN.
[http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/D1WMAareas.shtm#3d1 Burches Run web page, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources]
[https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.039378,-80.654669&spn=0.031148,0.075188&t=h&z=14 Google Maps at Elm Grove, West Virginia]
[http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/WMAAreas.shtm Wildlife Management Areas] West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

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