. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . snorth of the lake, as they will be the only ones benefited. SUUVKY OK IIICIIWAY COMMISSION 7, IOWA LAKE, EMMET COUNTY. Lake No. SJf. Survey made by the State Highway Commission. Inspec-tion made August 8, 1916. Iowa Lake occupies parts of sections 11, 12 and 14, township 100 north,range 31 west, in Iowa, and of sections 29, 31, 32 and 33, township 101north, range :»0 west, and of section 25, township 10 north, range 31 west,in Minnesota. It is most easily reached by driving from Armstrong onthe C, R. I. & P. Railway. T
. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . snorth of the lake, as they will be the only ones benefited. SUUVKY OK IIICIIWAY COMMISSION 7, IOWA LAKE, EMMET COUNTY. Lake No. SJf. Survey made by the State Highway Commission. Inspec-tion made August 8, 1916. Iowa Lake occupies parts of sections 11, 12 and 14, township 100 north,range 31 west, in Iowa, and of sections 29, 31, 32 and 33, township 101north, range :»0 west, and of section 25, township 10 north, range 31 west,in Minnesota. It is most easily reached by driving from Armstrong onthe C, R. I. & P. Railway. Township roads on the state line, touch itboth on the east and west sides. Tuttle Lake is five miles to the west,Swag Lake three miles to the east. The lake is a beautiful sheet of open water, of most irregular banks are high and well timbered. Two small areas of slough liebetween Iowa Lake and Silver Lake on the north. These and two pondsin Iowa are the only undrained lands in the vicinity. A total of 832 acres are covered by the lake; 478 of which are in. Fig. 21—Iowa Lake, Emmet County. This photograph shows another view of thesame lake shown in the frontispiece. Iowa Lake has one of the best woodedshore lines of any lake in Iowa. Several roads touch the lake but the shore line, suitable for camp sites, is all privately owned. Minnesota and 354 in Iowa. The areas enclosed by the meander are 433and 308 acres respectively. The lake is but little used at present. Splendid cottage sites and camp-ing grounds are to be found along the shores. The water varies fromfive to nine feet in depth. All the common varieties of fish are far as could be learned from inquiry, it has never been stocked. There are no streams of any size feeding the lake. On the northwest,a line of tile has diverted water from the Tuttle Lake drainage and fur-nishes a fairly steady supply. On the south, one small creek outlets intothe lake. South Silver Lake drains into Iowa Lake from the n
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