Английская Википедия:Cummings Pond

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Шаблон:Infobox body of water Cummings Pond is a lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It has a surface area of more than Шаблон:Convert and is located in Franklin Township.[1] The lake is fed by springs and an unnamed tributary of Sutton Creek flow from it. It is up to Шаблон:Convert deep, though it was deeper in the past. The lake was formed approximately 27,000 years ago by glacial action. It was historically stocked with fish and cattails and alders occur in its vicinity. In the early 1900s, the lake was used for boating, fishing, and ice harvesting.

Geography and geology

Cummings Pond has no inlets, but is fed by various springs.[2][3] The main outflow of the lake is an unnamed tributary of Sutton Creek. This tributary has a clean channel is approximately Шаблон:Convert wide and Шаблон:Convert deep.[3] The elevation of the reservoir is Шаблон:Convert above sea level.[4]

Cummings Pond is a natural lake and had no dam in the early 1900s. It has a regular, oval shape. The lake's maximum width is Шаблон:Convert and its maximum length is Шаблон:Convert. It has a surface area of Шаблон:Convert and a volume of 46 million gallons. The depth in most of the lake is Шаблон:Convert, but the deepest parts can reach Шаблон:Convert.[3] The lake was originally close to Шаблон:Convert deep.[2]

Cummings Pond is approximately 27,000 years old and is in a depression cut in hard shale by glacial action. The lake mostly retains its original shape. Up to Шаблон:Convert of sediment is under the lake.[2]

On three sides, Cummings Pond is surrounded by hills that rise Шаблон:Convert above the lake. One side of the lake was highly marshy in the early 1900s.[3]

Watershed and biology

The watershed of Cummings Pond has an area of Шаблон:Convert. In the early 1900s, the watershed consisted entirely of second-growth forest.[3] Cummings Pond is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Center Moreland.[4]

Cummings Pond was stocked with yellow perch in the 1930s.[5] The lake is in the C-1 Conservation district, whose purpose is to protect it and other hydrological features.[6] Cattails and alders occur in the vicinity of the lake.[2]

History and recreation

Cummings Pond was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1198628.[4]

In the early 1900s, a public road ran parallel to Cummings Pond Шаблон:Convert above the lake. A farmhouse was also located near the lake, Шаблон:Convert above the water line. During this time period, it was used for boating and fishing, as well as a private ice supply. Its ownership was claimed by Daniel B. Winters.[3]

Cummings Pond is navigable with rowboats.[3] A privately run campground with an area of Шаблон:Convert is located on the lake.[6]

See also

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