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J NY 12. Mendon Ponds. Acreage: 1000 estimated. 



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>- Location: Monroe County, Mendon Ponds Quadrangle; about 10 miles S of 



^ Rochester, and 3 miles NW of Mendon, in Mendon Ponds Park, reached via Rt. 



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Description: An outstanding complex of glacial deposits with kames, eskers, and 

 kettles. Ponds, marshes, marsh meadows, bogs, and bog forest fill the poorly 

 drained depressions. Kennedy Bog has a typical bog heath completely filling its 

 basin. A diversity of submersed aquatics, including 10 species of Potamogeton, 

 arc found in the shallow water of the ponds. The marsh around Quaker Pond 

 supports a notable assemblage of grasses, sedges, and herbs characteristic of 

 marly habitats. These include 16 that are rare to the county. 



References: Goodwin, R. H. 1943. The flora of Mendon Ponds Park, Proc. 

 Rochester Acad. Sci. 8(5-6):233-298. 



Encroachments: The area receives heavy recreational use. 



Ownership: Monroe County Parks. 



Data source: R. H. Goodwin, Box 1445, Connecticut College, New London, 

 Conn. 06320. 



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