Rush Run Wildlife Area, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Public hunting and fishing, 1174 acres. Public Use Facilities: A parking lot off Tucker Road has been constructed to provide easy access to the area. Location and Description: Rush Run Wildlife Area is located in Preble County, Ohio in southwest Ohio, 14 miles northwest of Middletown, 17 miles from Hamilton, 38 miles from Dayton, and 48 miles from Cincinnati, near the village of Somerville. Approximately half the area is in woods, mostly on the steep hillsides of Rush Run Creek Valley. The remainder is divided equally between open land consisting of cropland and permanent meadow and reverting fields with a mixture of grass and shrubs. This type of cover occurs mostly on the gently rolling uplands. Rush Run Creek is an intermittent stream, named for its rapid water flow. In a four-mile stretch it descends 300 feet. A 54-acre lake is located on the headwaters of this stream. HISTORY AND PURPOSE: Purchasing of land for this wildlife area began in 1955. Management work has included the planting of conifers, protection and improvement of existing woodlands, selection of areas to be returned to woodland through natural succession, planting of prairie grasses, and maintenance of open fields. Rush Run Lake was constructed in 1970.