Black Hawk Lake (Sac County, Iowa)
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Black Hawk Lake is a natural glacially-formed lake
measuring 957 acres (3.9 km²) in area in Sac County, Iowa
, at the eastern edge of the city of Lake View, Iowa
in Viola and Wall Lake Townships. It exits through the oddly named "Ditch No. 57" to Indian Creek, a tributary of the North Raccoon River. It is named for Chief Black Hawk.
The state of Iowa maintains a state park and a wildlife management area around the lake. There is a boat ramp and campgrounds and easy access for fishing. The park and lake are the northern end of the Sauk Rail Trail, a trail using an abandoned rail right of way, terminating in the south at Swan Lake
. There are plans to establish a hiking and bicycle trail through publicly owned areas surrounding the lake.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
measuring 957 acres (3.9 km²) in area in Sac County, Iowa
Sac County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 10,350 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,429 housing units, of which 4,482 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, at the eastern edge of the city of Lake View, Iowa
Lake View, Iowa
Lake View is a city in Sac County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,278 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lake View is located at ....
in Viola and Wall Lake Townships. It exits through the oddly named "Ditch No. 57" to Indian Creek, a tributary of the North Raccoon River. It is named for Chief Black Hawk.
The state of Iowa maintains a state park and a wildlife management area around the lake. There is a boat ramp and campgrounds and easy access for fishing. The park and lake are the northern end of the Sauk Rail Trail, a trail using an abandoned rail right of way, terminating in the south at Swan Lake
Swan Lake (Carroll County, Iowa)
Swan Lake is a reservoir on an unnamed tributary of the Middle Raccoon River, just south and east of Carroll, Iowa. It is the southernn terminus of the Sauk Rail Trail, a path linking the lake to Blackhawk State Park in Sac County.-Sources:******...
. There are plans to establish a hiking and bicycle trail through publicly owned areas surrounding the lake.