Halfway Lake is a lake in Hartley Township, Union County,

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. Halfway Lake is the main focus of R. B. Winter State Park. The lake is filled by spring-fed mountain streams. It was formed by a man-made sandstone dam. The water temperature is usually approximately 50 degrees F (10 degrees C) due to much of the lake being filled with water from directly underground. There is an

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, ''Little Bubbler'', that comes up through the sand on the west end of the beach at the park."R.B. Winter State Park". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/rbwinter.aspx. Retrieved 2006-11-21.

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Swimming is permitted, but there are no lifeguards posted at the beach as of 2008."Pa. state parks going without life guards at beaches in 2008".
''The Times Leader''. Retrieved 2008-02-19. Fishing is also permitted. The lake is a cold fishery that is stocked with brook, brown, and rainbow trout. Ice fishing is permitted when the ice is at least 4 inches (10 cm) thick.

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{{authority control Bodies of water of Union County, Pennsylvania Reservoirs in Pennsylvania

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