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Lake Petenwell is an artificial lake on the Wisconsin River in central Wisconsin. It is located in Adams, Juneau, and Wood counties next to Castle Rock Lake. It covers over 23,000 acres (93 km 2) and is 42 feet (13 m) deep. Lake Petenwell is Wisconsin's second largest lake at 23,040 acres (93.2 km 2) or approximately 36 square miles (93 km 2).
The park has trails, a visitor center, a nature/environmental center, a boat launching area and several dikes for fishing, among its facilities. The reservoir itself, which is dammed from the Manasquan River , is operated by the New Jersey Water Supply Authority , which is a part of the much larger Raritan Basin Watershed.
Voter approval to use funding from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources resulted in the creation of Keehner park in 1976. The park is named after a local farming family that existed in the early days of West Chester. [1] Keehner Park is the current home of a reconstructed [3] 1833 log cabin, relocated to the park from Preble County in 1990. [4]
Camp Petenwell was a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp that was in operation from July 1933 until November 1941. [1] This camp was located four miles east of Necedah, Wisconsin . The six acres of land that this camp occupied is now currently covered by the waters of the Petenwell Flowage.
The state park was among the first state parks built in Mississippi in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. [4] The CCC began work on June 1, 1934; the park was opened to the public in 1938. The Tombigbee State Park Historic District was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [2] [5]
The forest has a total area of 67,005 acres (105 sq mi, or 271 km 2). Headquarters of forest administration is in Jackson , as are those for all six National Forests in Mississippi, but local ranger district offices are located in Ackerman .
Bass River State Forest is a 23,563 acres (95.36 km 2) state park in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The park, named for the Bass River which crosses through it, shelters a portion of the environmentally sensitive Pine Barrens but also provides a variety of recreational resources to visitors.
Mount Tom State Reservation encompasses the Mount Tom Range and is located in the Connecticut River Valley region of Massachusetts, just north of the city of Springfield. The reservation is noted for its high cliffs, rugged scenery, and biological diversity.