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Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 



the south spring. Many of the wells which are not flowing have 

 the water within a few feet of the surface. 



President W. W. Parsons of the Indiana State Normal School, 

 who has built on the east side since the census of wells was taken, 

 has a flowing well 116 feet deep which remains at 52 the year 

 round; now owned by Francis W. Jones. 



The sum total of water entering the lake from the flowing wells 

 actually measured, is, therefore, about 400 gallons a minute, which 

 equals 24,000 gallons an hour or 576,000 gallons, or considerably 

 over a half million gallons, every day of 24 hours. Add to this 

 another 400 gallons per minute from the various tributary creeks 

 and we have a total of 1,152,000 gallons daily. This large amount, 



The Duenweg or Shady Point Cottage, used as headquarters by the investigators in 1899- 

 1901. The Arlington station seen in the background at the right. 



added to the unknown amount from under-water springs, must 

 exercise a great influence on both the character and temperature 

 of the lake water the year round. 



The Outlet: The outlet or thoroughfare of Lake Maxinkuckee 

 is near the middle of the west side just north of Long Point, 

 through a small stream which, after flowing sluggishly for about 

 3 rods to the west and south, enters Lost Lake. Just as the Outlet 

 leaves the lake it is crossed by a wagon bridge, and 27 feet west 

 of this the Vandalia Railroad bridge also crosses it. Immediately 

 below the railroad bridge the stream turns southward and con- 

 tinues nearly due south through a somewhat artificial channel for 

 800 feet, and then through a wet marsh about 1,000 feet to Lost 



