44 Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 



east of this are two smaller deep holes, of 50 feet and 60 feet re- 

 spectively, and between them and the Deep Hole is another with 

 a depth of 70 feet. 



While that portion of the lake north of Long Point is mostly- 

 shallow, there are in it a few deeper areas. About 1,200 feet 

 north from Long- Point is a hole 35 feet deep. Just off the Assem- 

 bly grounds is a small 20-foot hole ; off Winfield's cottage is a 45- 

 foot hole, while some distance farther out and 1,400 feet south- 

 east from the Lake view Hotel is another of about the same depth. 

 Northeast from the Sugarloaf are 3 or 4 small areas in which 

 the depth reaches 50 to 70 feet. 



Among bars of special interest are the following: Just east 

 of the Deep Hole and the Sugarloaf is a considerable bar rising 

 out of deep water and extending northeast and southwest on which 

 the minimum depth is less than 10 feet. North of it some 1,300 

 feet is another small bar with a depth of 20 feet. 



A long, narrow bar extends north and east from Long Point 

 for nearly 2,500 feet before the depth exceeds 10 feet, and a sim- 

 ilar but broader bar extends west from the mouth of Aubeenaubee 

 Creek nearly 3,000 feet before a greater depth than 10 feet is 

 reached. On the other hand, a deep, broad trough of 30 to 50-foot 

 water comes from a little north of west to near shore at the mouth 

 of Aubeenaubee Creek, and a similar trough is found off the Arling- 

 ton Hotel, and another off the Indiana Boathouse. 



There is no deep water at the shore in Lake Maxinkuckee ; the 

 depth everywhere increases from shore so gently or gradually that 

 there is scarcely any probability of even a small child ever getting 

 beyond his depth when wading in the lake. There are no sudden 

 irregularities or increases in depth; the increase in depth is so 

 uniform and gentle that several steps would be necessary to make 

 any appreciable difference. Small children can therefore wade 

 about along shore with perfect safety. But beyond the 5-foot con- 

 tour line the irregularities are greater and well-marked. 



If the water level of the lake were lowered 10 feet, the result 

 would be the formation of at least 3 islands (Weedpatch, Sugar- 

 loaf and the large bar east of Sugarloaf). At the same time 

 the Kettlehole would become detached from the main lake and 

 become a small independent lake. Another small lake would be 

 formed north of Long Point; another would be formed off the 

 Assembly grounds, and perhaps others would be made. 



The peculiar distribution of deeps and shallows, the abundance 

 of shallow bars and deep holes closely associated, taken together 



