Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 23 



Size, form, etc.: — Lake Maxinkuckee lies in a north and south 

 direction and its greatest length is 2.6 miles. The maximum width 

 from east to west is 1.6 miles. The lake covers parts of sections 

 15, 16, 21, 28, 32, and 34 north, range 1 east of the second prin- 

 cipal meridian, and has a total area of 1,854 acres. The average 

 length of the shore line is 7.3 miles. The distance around the lake 

 by the road which goes around it at some distance from the shore, 

 is about 12 miles. 



The form of the lake, as may be seen from the map, is quite 

 regular. The major axis lies in an approximately north and south 

 direction, but about one-quarter east of the middle of the lake. 

 The longest line from east to west is about the same distance north 

 of the middle of the lake. In the north half of the lake the east 

 and west shore lines are approximately parallel, but in the south 

 half they converge considerably, and that part of the lake is much 

 narrower than the north half. 



There are not many bays or indentations of importance. At 

 the northeast corner of the lake is Aubeenaubee Bay, the most 

 pronounced of any. On the east the shore-line sweeps eastward 

 in a long regular curve, making a long but narrow bay. At the 

 south end, as already stated, the lake narrows greatly, producing 

 a considerable bay extending somewhat toward the southeast. 

 Near the middle of the west side is a point of land known as Long 

 Point, projecting into the lake toward the northeast. This is the 

 most pronounced and conspicuous irregularity in the shore-line of 

 the lake. The north line of Long Point runs approximately east 

 and west and at the Outlet the shore-line turns to the northward 

 again, resulting in a considerable indentation known as Outlet Bay. 



Character of the s^ir rounding country: — The country surround- 

 ing Lake Maxinkuckee lies wholly in the glacial region of Indiana. 

 The lake is near the southwestern angle of the Saginaw Moraine, 

 and deep borings in the adjacent soil indicate that at its greatest 

 depth it does not reach the bottom of the drift. The topographic 

 features are somewhat varied, as shown on the accompanying map. 

 There are numerous small hills with gentle slopes, and among 

 them are a good many kettle-holes, some of considerable depth, 

 and with more or less water during wet seasons, while others are 

 less deep and fairly dry. While the surface irregularities are con- 

 siderable, they are, as a rule, not abrupt. The highest land any- 

 where about the lake is a hill just east of the village of Maxin- 

 kuckee about one-half mile from the lake. Its elevation above 

 the surface of the lake is 136 feet. 



