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Tippecanoe Lake. — Tippecanoe has an area at present of 1.71 square 

 miles. If the level were raised five feet the area would lie increased to 2.93 

 square miles. Its maximum depth is 121 feet, which is probal)ly the great- 

 est depth in any Indiana lake. The lake is bordered along most of its 

 shoreline by moraines that rise rather aljruptly to considerable height. The 

 i-est of the shore is bordered by marshes. Raising the level five feet wonld 

 submerge most of the marsh land and a very narrow strip along the 

 steeper shores. One building wonld be affected, but .$(>00 would easily re- 

 place it. The bathing beaches would be narrowed, but the action of* the 

 waves would soon l)roaden them. These are the items of loss. 



By overflowing the marshes the shore line would be brought to other 

 good building sites. This would increase its value from that of ordinary 

 farm land to that of water-front liuilding site. The value of the former 

 is about $100 i>er acre, while that of the latter is at present between $500 

 and $1,000 per acre. 



The great depth of Tippecanoe Lake and the steep slope of much of its 

 Itottom make the area a\'ailable for fish breeding and feeding very limited. 

 The fish production could prolialily be doulihd by utilizing the marsh land 

 for feeding grounds and the wider wave-cut terraces as breeding ground. 



The basin that discharges through the outlet of Tippecanoe Lake has 

 an area of 130 square miles. One inch, run-otf from this basin wonld pro- 

 duce 10 sec. feet for one year. Twehe or fifteen inches run-oft' could be 

 expected which would produce, respectively, 120 and 150 sec. feet for one 

 year. The five-foot fall that would lie produced by the dam could be in- 

 creased two or three feet by Imilding a race a quarter of a mile in length. 

 For map see Large ("96). 



Eagle Luke. — Eagle Lake has an area of .87 square miles. The swamp 

 laud that surrounds it coA'ers about one-half square mile. A part or this 

 swamp land has been filled by Winona .Vssembly and now forms very valu- 

 able real estate. Tills would riiake it ratlier iuipracticable to raise the lake 

 more than two feet ai)o\-e its present level. But little of the remaining low 

 land is used. About twenty acres are mowed for marsh hay and a similar 

 amount is used for pasture, of which it produces a very inferior grade. 



The outlet has been dredged so that the land below the lake could be 

 drained. A dam has been built across this ditch, making a dift'erence in 

 level of six feet. By raising the dam two feet a fall of eight feet would l)e 

 secured. The catchment basin discharging through the outlet of this lake 

 contains forty square miles. 



