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Pocono Woodland Lakes is a census-designated place [4] located in Dingman Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located between Interstate 84 and Pennsylvania Route 739 , and is to the east of and shares a western border with another CDP community, Gold Key Lake .
The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.
Woodland Lake is situated at 6,893 feet (2,101 m). At full capacity, it has a surface area of 18 acres (7.3 ha) with a maximum depth of 20 feet (6.1 m). Because the lake is part of the local irrigation district, at drawdown, it averages 10 acres (4.0 ha). It is shallow and nutrient rich, making it subject to water quality problems in the summer.
At some point the lake was renamed Woodlands Lake. Midway into the 19th century, Woodlands Lake Waterfall and its surrounding area was owned by a number of financiers including Cyrus W. Field as well as J.P. Morgan. [2] In 1869, the New York and Boston Railroad built a railroad line on the east bank of the lake between Highbridge and Brewster.
Wood Lake Nature Center is a 150-acre (0.61 km 2) nature preserve within Richfield, Minnesota. In addition to Wood Lake, the park contains mixed lowland forest, cattail marsh and restored prairie habitats. Three miles of walking trails and boardwalks surround the lake as well as observation shelters, docks, a picnic area, and an outdoor ...
Most lakes in the state today were constructed, mostly through dam construction. [20] Conowingo Reservoir; Deep Creek Lake (largest lake in Maryland) Lake Habeeb (Rocky Gap Lake) Liberty Reservoir; Loch Raven Reservoir; Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake (at 50 acres, the largest natural freshwater lake in the state.) [21] [22] Prettyboy Reservoir
Woodhaven Lakes is a privately owned camping resort, located in Sublette, Illinois in the United States. Established in 1971 as a gated, members-only campground , Woodhaven Lakes comprises 1,756 acres (7.11 km 2 ) of woodlands , seven man-made lakes , and over 15 miles (24 km) of hiking trails.
Woodland Scenics, along with its PineCar and Scene-A-Rama divisions, manufactures model scenery, gravity-driven pinewood racecars and educational arts and crafts. The company was founded in 1975 by David Osment, the owner/operator of the architectural firm, Osment Models, Inc., based in Shawnee Mission , Kansas .