Indian Lake (Ohio)
The region of Indian Lake, Ohio was originally a cluster of natural lakes situated on the Miami River. As the continental glaciers left Ohio, chunks of ice broke free, melted, and formed water-filled depressions called kettle lakes. The shallow, marshy, natural lakes in this region covered an area of 640 acres. Among these were Old Indian Lake, Otter Lake, Blake Lake, Sheep Pen Lake and the Buck Wheat Patch.
Work began on the lake in 1851 and was not completed until 1860. The total cost up to that time was $340,000. In 1893, Indian Lake or Lewistown Reservoir as it was then called, spanned 6,334 acres with 29 miles of shoreline. Today the lake is roughly 5,800 acres in size.
August 14, 2007 12:57 PM | Category: Lake Information+Maps