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connected with it by a small stream. This lake has been ruined by being drained, and 
now has a depth of only from 12 to 15 feet, while formerly it was nearly twice as deep. 
Its size is somewhat larger than that of Long Lake. Date of examination, July 12 
and 13. 
3. Indian LaJce, Kalamazoo County. This lake lies several miles to the southeast 
of Long Lake. Its length is 2^ miles; width, 1 mile; greatest depth, 76 feet; tempera- 
ture at surface, 72° to 73°; at bottom, 54°. Date of examination, July 11 and 12. 
4. Gourd-neck Lalce^ Kalamazoo County, lies several miles to the southwest of Long 
Lake. Length, 1^ miles; width„one-half mile; greatest depth, 50 feet; temperature at 
surface, 73° to 75°; at bottom, 49° to 50°. Date of examination, July 12 to 14. East- 
ern shores somewhat gravelly, the remainder marshy, with a steep offset. Outlet 
wide at southern end. 
5. Bateson Lake, Kalamazoo County, lies about 2^ miles southwest of Vicksburgh. 
Length, miles; width, one-half mile; greatest dejith, 30 feet; temperature at bot- 
tom, 51° to 53°; at surface, 72° to 74°. The lake is without gravelly shores, its cen- 
tral parts being rather shallow and filled with species of Potamogeton. The northern 
parts, especially around the inlet, contain water-lilies and Utricularia in large quan- 
tities. There are two inlets, the northern one from the preceding lakes, the southern 
from the following. 
6. Hotvard Lake, Kalamazoo County, is situated just south of Rawson Lake, and 
is connected with it by a wide outlet and several small lakes. Length, three-fourths 
mile; width, one-fourth mile; greatest depth, 46 feet; temperature at surface, 72° 
to 73°; at bottou), 44°. Date of examination of Eawson and Howard Lakes, July 16 
to 20. Characters the same as those of Rawson Lake. 
II.— THE KALAMAZOO SYSTEM. 
1. Ooguac Lake, Calhoun County, is located 1 mile south of Battle Creek. Length, 
If miles; width, one-half mile; greatest depth, 65 feet; temi)erature at surface, 73° 
to 75°; at bottom, 43° to 51°. Date of examination, July 20 to 25. This is a very 
irregular lake, with sandy and gravelly shores and marshy places at the heads of the 
coves. It has no outlets or inlets. 
2. St, Mary’s Lake, Caihoun County, is located 4 miles north of Battle Creek. 
Length, 1 mile; width, one-fourth mile; greatest depth, 24 feet; temperature at bot- 
tom, 53° to 54°; at surface, 74°. Date of examination, July 24 and 25. Characters 
the same as those of Goguac Lake. 
3. Barnum and Payne’s Lakes, Calhoun County. These are two unimportant lakes 
lying about 5 miles south of Battle Creek, each having a length of about 1 mile, and 
a width of one-fourth to one-third of a mile ; greatest depth, 30 to 40 feet ; tempera- 
ture at surface, 73°; at bottom, 49°. Date of examination, July 22 to 24. Shores 
muddy. 
4. Upper and Lower Brace Lakes, Calhoun County. These lakes lie about 2^ 
miles southeast of Marshall, and have the same characters as the two preceding ones, 
but with higher temperatures and less depth. Shores very muddy. Date of exami- 
nation, July 30 to August 1. These two lakes are connected and flow into Wilder 
Creek. 
