Lake Manitou (Indiana)

Lake Manitou
Location of Lake Manitou in Indiana, USA.
Location of Lake Manitou in Indiana, USA.
Lake Manitou
Location of Lake Manitou in Indiana, USA.
Location of Lake Manitou in Indiana, USA.
Lake Manitou
LocationRochester, Indiana
Coordinates41°3′35.78″N 86°11′31.94″W / 41.0599389°N 86.1922056°W / 41.0599389; -86.1922056
Typeartificial lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area775 acres (314 ha)
Average depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Max. depth55 ft (17 m)
Shore length18 mi (13 km)
Surface elevation781 ft (238 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Manitou is a man-made lake in Rochester, Indiana, created in 1827 by the federal government of the United States for the Potowatomi Native American tribe. The lake was created as a part of the treaty with the Potowatomi that required the U.S. government to create a mill for Potowatomi use.[1] The Potowatomi originally called the lake Man-I-Toe which translated to the Devil's Lake due to the belief that a monster lived in the lake.[2] The lake contains about 775 acres (3.14 km2) of open water,[3] with a maximum depth of 65 feet (20 m).

References

  1. ^ Library, Oklahoma State University. "INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. Vol. 2, Treaties". digital.library.okstate.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  2. ^ Smalley, Donald (1946-09-01). "The Logansport Telegraph and the Monster of the Indiana Lakes". Indiana Magazine of History. ISSN 1942-9711.
  3. ^ "Lake Manitou Association". Lake Manitou Association. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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