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Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve

Coordinates: 39°40′35″N 82°56′22″W / 39.6764°N 82.9395°W / 39.6764; -82.9395
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Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve
Stage's Pond
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve entrance.
Map showing the location of Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve
Location within Ohio
Map showing the location of Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve
Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve (the United States)
LocationPickaway County
Nearest cityCircleville, Ohio
Coordinates39°40′35″N 82°56′22″W / 39.6764°N 82.9395°W / 39.6764; -82.9395
Area178 acres (72 ha)
Established1974
Governing bodyOhio Department of Natural Resources

Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve is a 178 acres (0.72 km2) nature preserve with ponds in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.

The State Nature Preserve is located at 4792 Hagerty Road, north of the county seat of Circleville. The preserve was dedicated on August 23, 1974.

Natural history

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The large pond is an example of a kettle lake, one created by a melted piece of ice broken off from a glacier.

The ponds and surrounding habitat are a resting point for large numbers of migratory birds.

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