amp . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁di ke ▁to ▁block ▁the ▁South ▁F ork ▁of ▁the ▁L ick ing ▁River ▁occurred ▁between ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁water ▁for ▁the ▁Ohio ▁and ▁Er ie ▁Canal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁Ohio ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁changed ▁the ▁res er voir ' s ▁name ▁to ▁" B uck ey e ▁Lake ". ▁An ▁am usement ▁park ▁and ▁other ▁recre ation - orient ed ▁business ▁developed , ▁th riv ed ▁and ▁eventually ▁decl ined ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁proceeded . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Buck ey e ▁Lake ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁state ▁park . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁lake ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁vac ation ▁or ▁permanent ▁resid ences . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Hun ting ton ▁District ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁were ▁paid ▁$ 1 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁release ▁a ▁struct ural ▁ins pection ▁review ▁which ▁identified ▁numerous ▁weak ness es ▁in ▁the ▁lake ' s ▁dam ▁and ▁war ned ▁that ▁the ▁lake ▁was ▁in ▁im min ent ▁danger ▁of ▁a ▁dam ▁failure . ▁ ▁Corps ▁officials ▁proposed ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁possible ▁solutions , ▁including ▁doing ▁nothing , ▁completely ▁replacing ▁the ▁dam ▁or ▁entirely ▁dra ining ▁the ▁lake . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁recommendation , ▁G ov . ▁John ▁Kas ich ▁approved ▁$