词条 | Burches Run Wildlife Management Area |
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| name = Burches Run Wildlife Management Area | iucn_category = V | iucn_ref = [1] | 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_image = | map_size = | map_caption = Location of Burches Run Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia | relief = 1 | location = Marshall, West Virginia, United States | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = {{coord|39|58|25|N|80|37|38|W|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_acre = 55 | area_ref = | elevation = {{convert|798|ft|m|abbr=on}}[2] | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = | authorized = | created = | designated = | established = | named_for = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = | administrator = | operator = Wildlife Resources Section, WVDNR | owner = | website = | embedded = }}Burches Run Wildlife Management Area, formerly Burches Run Lake WMA, is located on {{convert|55|acre}} near Wheeling in Marshall County, West Virginia. Until 2005 the wildlife management area contained a lake[3] impounded by a dam at risk of failure.[4] 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.[3] DirectionsBurches Run WMA is located at the intersection of Pine Hill Road and Big Wheeling Creek Road about {{convert|8|mi|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.[3][5] This map shows the WMA and where the lake that was removed used to be. HuntingHunting opportunities, limited by the small size of the area, include deer, squirrel, and water fowl. Camping is prohibited at this WMA.[6] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Burches Run Wildlife Management Area|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/burches-run-wildlife-management-area|website=Protected Planet|publisher=IUCN|accessdate=30 April 2018}} 2. ^{{cite web| url = 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| title = Burches Run Wildlife Management Area| work = Elevation Query| accessdate = 2009-01-25| publisher = U.S. Geological Survey}} 3. ^1 2 Burches Run web page, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources 4. ^{{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 |accessdate=2008-07-12 |author=West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection |date= |year=2000 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=West Virginia Conservation Agency |pages= |language= |doi= |quote= }} 5. ^[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] 6. ^Wildlife Management Areas West Virginia Division of Natural Resources External links
3 : Wildlife Management Areas of West Virginia|Protected areas of Marshall County, West Virginia|IUCN Category V |
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