Location Rochester, Indiana Basin countries United States Average depth 11 ft (3.4 m) Area 3.136 km² Shore length 12.9 km | Type artificial lake Surface area 775 acres (314 ha) Max. depth 55 ft (17 m) Surface elevation 238 m | |
Lake Manitou is a man-made lake in Rochester, Indiana, created in 1827 by the Federal government of the United States for the Potowatomi Native American tribe. The lake was created as a part of the Treaty with the Potowatomi that required the U.S. Government to create a mill for Potowatomi use. The Potowatomi originally called the lake Man-I-Toe which translated to the Devil's Lake due to the belief that a monster lived in the lake. The lake contains about 775 acres (3.14 km2) of open water, with a maximum depth of 65 feet (20 m).
Map of Lake Manitou, Rochester Township, IN 46975, USA
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