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The Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area occupies a reclaimed area. Much of it was, in former times, the Paul Thompson wetland cattle ranch; parts of the area were surface-mined for coal. Since 2005, the parcel has been under the jurisdiction of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, with 7,200 acres enrolled in the Wetland Reserve Program. [3]
Lake George is a mill pond on Deep River in Hobart, Indiana, in the United States. Lake George was formed when George Earle constructed a dam on Deep River to power sawmills and gristmills . [ 3 ] The lake is fed by several small streams, including Deep River, the largest, and Turkey Creek.
A pond is smaller than a lake [1] and there are no official criteria distinguishing the two, although defining a pond to be less than 5 hectares (12 acres) in area, less than 5 metres (16 ft) in depth and with less than 30% of its area covered by emergent vegetation helps in distinguishing the ecology of ponds from those of lakes and wetlands.
Nearby towns are Angola and Fremont in Indiana, and Coldwater and Kinderhook in Michigan. A mill pond and dam built in 1923 is located at the south end of the lake, where the once-prosperous community of Jamestown is located. The mill was destroyed by fire before WWII but its foundations can still be found.
The highest point in Indiana is Hoosier Hill, at 1,257 feet (383 m) above sea level in northern Wayne County. Rural areas in the central portion of the state are typically composed of a patchwork of fields and forested areas. The geography of Central Indiana consists of gently rolling hills and sandstone ravines carved out by the retreating ...
Long Lake is a large interdunal wetland in the Indiana Dunes region of Northwest Indiana. It was originally approximately 8 miles in length, but has been shortened due to development and drainage. [2] It has a surface area of 34 hectares, and a maximum depth of 1.8 meters. [3] There are three small islands, and the total shoreline length is 4.6 ...
The Sechhi depth of the lake averaged 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) in August, although the depth was deeper in May and October. [55] The overall water quality for Lake James ranked 3rd best of the 27 Indiana lakes tested by the EPA that year. [58] The mesotrophic classification was confirmed in 2005 by additional studies.
The community is in northern Steuben County, surrounding Jimmerson Lake, one of a chain of lakes.It is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Angola, the county seat, and 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Orland.