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soundings were 26, 30. 37, 44, and 51 feet. The water was reported much 
deeper, but we found only 51 feet. The outlet is northerly into the river 
in the S. E 4 Sec. 24. 
SMALLEY LAKE. 
Smalley Lake, having an area of about SO acres, lies mainly in the S. 
EB. % Sec. 15, extending a little way into the N. E. 4 Sec. 22, Washington 
Township, Noble County. There is considerable low land on the south and 
east, with low bluffs 12 to 20 feet on the west and northwest. A little 
stream drains three small ponds aad some marsh land into the northern 
part of the lake and two ponds with some low land on the east are drained 
into the lake or the river just south of the lake. Commencing at the inlet 
and going northwesterly we found at intervals of about 100 feet water as 
follows: In mouth of inlet, 1 foot; 100 feet out, 8, 16, 28, 35, 37, 37, 
38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 40, 40, 39, 39, 38, 38, 38, 39, 40, 42, 38, 32, 21, 25, 25, 
20, and 12 feet; 3 feet near the head of the outlet, water in the outlet 
about 8 inches deep and 10 feet wide. From Smalley Lake near the center 
of See. 15 the river flows westerly about 1144 miles into Baughner Lake, 
draining on the way a wide tract of low swamp land and Gallup’s pond 
or lake, having an area of about three acres, near the center of Sec. 16. 
It is reported to be shallow. 
BAUGHNER LAKE. 
This lake is located just west of the center of Sec. 16 and has an area 
of about 30 acres. We did not*make any soundings in this lake. It is 
reported as rather shallow, not more than 20 to 25 feet. Baughner Lake 
receives considerable water from the southeast through Johnson Lake 
and its tributaries. 
BROWN LAKE. 
Brown Lake is in the center of section 26, Town. 33 N., Range 8 E. 
It has an area of about 30 acres. It is somewhat elliptical in form, being 
longer from southeast to northwest. Commencing on the southeast, at 
intervals of about 100 feet, we found water as follows: 100 feet out, 21, 
29, 39, 47, 48, 44, 46, 46, 46, 42, 37, 31, 29, 26, and 21 feet, and 6 feet in the 
lily pads about 20 feet from shore. There is some swamp land to the 
southeast and considerable marsh land on the north, but the zone of wet 
land is narrow on the south. The slopes are gentle on all sides, the high- 
lands rising to 20 to 30 feet above the lake. The slopes of the lake bed 
seemed to be abrupt on all sides. The lake is drained northwesterly by 
