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Lake Surprise is a reservoir made by Surprise Lake Dam on the
"Watchung Reservation History Trail"
Retrieved 2012-01-22 for David Felt's papermill.Pepper, A. (1965). ''Tours of Historic New Jersey''. D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.: Princeton. 41. The lake was previously known as Feltville Lake, then renamed Ackerman Lake, and renamed again as Silver Lake. The Union County Park Commission bought the property for inclusion in the Watchung Reservation and named it Lake Surprise, due to the winding road park planners paved, on which a visitor's view of the lake is obscured until the visitor is right next to the lake.
Blue Brook
Blue Brook flows into the Mohawk River near West Branch, New York
West Branch is a hamlet located in the Town of Lee in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located on New York State Route 26
New York State Route 26 (NY 2 ...
in Watchung Reservation
Watchung Reservation is the largest nature reserve in Union County, New Jersey, United States. Covering 1,945 acres, it is bounded by the city of Summit, the borough of Mountainside, and the townships of Berkeley Heights, Scotch Plains, and ...
. On the border of Berkeley Heights and Mountainside in Union County, New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
, the lake was created in 1845The County of Union, State of New Jersey, Department of Parks and Community Renewal"Watchung Reservation History Trail"
Retrieved 2012-01-22 for David Felt's papermill.Pepper, A. (1965). ''Tours of Historic New Jersey''. D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.: Princeton. 41. The lake was previously known as Feltville Lake, then renamed Ackerman Lake, and renamed again as Silver Lake. The Union County Park Commission bought the property for inclusion in the Watchung Reservation and named it Lake Surprise, due to the winding road park planners paved, on which a visitor's view of the lake is obscured until the visitor is right next to the lake.
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Bodies of water of Union County, New Jersey Reservoirs in New Jersey Watchung Mountains 1845 establishments in New Jersey {{UnionCountyNJ-geo-stub