John K. Tener slashed the budget to $100,000. The legislature took action again in 1917, approving a $400,000 budget under the condition that the needed land in Ohio be purchased by the private sector. The Pymatuning Land Company was formed and raised the needed funds to purchase the needed Ohio properties. The land was finally acquired in full by 1931 when Governor Gifford Pinchot approved $1.5 million to complete the dam. 7,000 men began work on the dam in 1931 and the project was completed in 1934. The final cost of building the dam was $3,717,739 and the lake now holds of water, covering over a length of with a width of at the widest and of shoreline with a maximum depth of . References External links Pymatuning State Park Ohio Department of Natural Resources Pymatuning State Park Map Ohio Department of Natural Resources State parks of Ohio Protected areas of Ashtabula County, Ohio Protected areas established in 1950 Nature centers in Ohio 1950 establishments in Ohio