Eighty-Four
Percent of Wetlands,
Lakes Drained
By 1961:
- About
84 percent of the original wetlands and lakes in the watershed had been
drained;
- Approximately
2,042 wetland acres remained;
- Additional
public drainage tile had been added to drain Overson Lake; and
- Goose Lake was nearly gone.
Fox Lake,
shown at left in 1961, was almost gone. (Scroll over map for location).
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