. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . Fig. 22—Iowa Lake, Emmet County. The outlet to Iowa Lake lies in authorities should co-operate with the Minnesota authorities in buildinga permanent dam to maintain the water Fig. 23—Iowa Lake, Emmet County. Surrounding many of the Iowa lakes thereare walls or dikes which almost appear to have been the work of man. Thesedikes have in reality been formed by the ice pushing and carrying out theearth and boulders from the lake bed to the shore line. This movementis almost imperceptible in a single ye
. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . Fig. 22—Iowa Lake, Emmet County. The outlet to Iowa Lake lies in authorities should co-operate with the Minnesota authorities in buildinga permanent dam to maintain the water Fig. 23—Iowa Lake, Emmet County. Surrounding many of the Iowa lakes thereare walls or dikes which almost appear to have been the work of man. Thesedikes have in reality been formed by the ice pushing and carrying out theearth and boulders from the lake bed to the shore line. This movementis almost imperceptible in a single year, yet in the course of thousands ofyears, some of the lakes have built up embankments as shown in this picture,five and six feet in height. The fact that these are always formed wherethe shore line is low, adds to the impression that these walls have beendesigned and built by man to raise the shore line and improve and protect thelake. These walls account for the fact that there are so many Wall Lakesin Iowa. 78 LAKES AND LAKE BEDS OF IOWA The lake has an area of 1,038 acres. The water shed includes that ofMud and High. This lake is a favorite hunting ground for people of that part of the
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