History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . liza, Quinn, Flint, Long, Biills Eye and Clear lakes, each of which ?».o .h-.: .huf:^ ;-,,j(»-T . -t ;n|; t .•ii;ii :>?;! ;.? ? ?-::(, i .:; (.. ??. -J. >l--f. -;<?; lil;:!- ;(i,, ,,,,;; i<.r;;-V lU ^-JVI i,v ,iv< HISTORY OF PORTE 11 COUNTY 5 lies verj near to the summit of the, main crest of the moraine. LakeEliza, one of the prettiest in the connty, is situated in the extreme north-ern part of Porter township, about two miles ejist of
History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . liza, Quinn, Flint, Long, Biills Eye and Clear lakes, each of which ?».o .h-.: .huf:^ ;-,,j(»-T . -t ;n|; t .•ii;ii :>?;! ;.? ? ?-::(, i .:; (.. ??. -J. >l--f. -;<?; lil;:!- ;(i,, ,,,,;; i<.r;;-V lU ^-JVI i,v ,iv< HISTORY OF PORTE 11 COUNTY 5 lies verj near to the summit of the, main crest of the moraine. LakeEliza, one of the prettiest in the connty, is situated in the extreme north-ern part of Porter township, about two miles ejist of the western line ofthe county. It contains an area of aliout forty acres and it is surround-ed by oak groves. Quinn lake with an aria of Iwdvc acres, lies abouta mile southeast of Eliza. The outlet of tlnsc two lakes is Wolf creek,a tributary of Sandy Hook creek. Flint lake lies about three milesnearly north of Valparaiso and about a mile east of the crest of the mo-raine. It covers an area of ninety-five acres, and its waters have anaverage depth of aljout forty feet. It is surrounded by high ridges,. Scene on Flint Lake. those oji i\\i north and east being covered with timber. Long lake oc-cupies a narrow morainic valley a short distance northwest of Flintlake, with which it is connected by a small drain. The natural outlet ofthese two lakes is a branch of Crooked creek, one of the tributaiies of-ihe Kankakee river. Long lake is about three-fourths of a mile inlength with a maximum width of some forty rods. Clear lake is locatedon the line between Porter and Laporte counlios about two miles northof the line dividing Jackson and Washington townships. It covers anarea of about thirty acres and its w^atcrs average about twenty-five feetin depth, but it has no outlet. All lakes, as previously stated, lienear the crest of the moraine and their chief source of water supply isthe natural rainfall, each lake draining a small aiea of the adjacent 1 / ( .If 1. V) .:,. ;
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