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East Okoboji Lake

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Location
  
Dickinson County, Iowa

Surface area
  
1,835 acres (743 ha)

Max. depth
  
22 ft (6.7 m)

Area
  
7.426 km²

Cities
  
Okoboji, Spirit Lake

Basin countries
  
United States

Average depth
  
10 ft (3.0 m)

Settlements
  
Spirit Lake, Okoboji

Mean depth
  
3.05 m

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East Okoboji Lake is a natural body of water, approximately 1,835 acres (7.43 km²) in area, in Dickinson County in northwest Iowa in the United States. It is part of the chain of lakes known as the Iowa Great Lakes. The area was long inhabited by the Santee or Eastern Dakota Sioux. The lake was known after its Dakota-language name, Okoboozhy, meaning reeds and rushes.

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Map of East Okoboji Lake, Iowa, USA

HistoryEdit

The towns of Spirit Lake and Okoboji, founded as European-American settlements in the nineteenth century, sit along its western shore. They became notable after the Spirit Lake Massacre of 1857, when a renegade band of Sioux attacked the frontier settlements, in part for food, because they were suffering starvation during a severe winter with heavy snows. It was the last Native American attack in Iowa against settlers.

GeologyEdit

Geologically, the lake, like its neighbors, is a glacial pothole, a remnant of the most recent ice age approximately 13,000 years ago.

The lake is shallow, with an average depth of 10 ft (3 m) and a maximum depth of 22 ft (7 m). During the summer months, it is prone to stratification and to overgrowth with algae.

FishingEdit

The lake is a popular fishing destination in the region, especially for bullheads.

MediaEdit

The lake was the main setting of the fourth X-Files episode, The Conduit. However, the episode was filmed in British Columbia, with Buntzen Lake being used as Lake Okobogee.

References

East Okoboji Lake Wikipedia