reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
located about south of
Malvern, Ohio
Malvern is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in northwestern Carroll County, Ohio, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,110 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan ...
,
USA
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
and east of
Waynesburg, Ohio
Waynesburg is a village in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 923 at the 2010 census, a decrease from 1,003 in 2000. It is part of the '' Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area''.
History
Waynesburg was platted ...
. It resides in Brown Township and Harrison Township. The lake is relatively small, being a private lake containing of water with a maximum depth of . There is only one place to put in boats, however, there are 13 community access docks that can hold boats. The lake is formed by Lake Mohawk Dam across Middle Run, a tributary of Sandy Creek. The lake is fed by a series of springs and rain water runoff.
Flora
The flora contained in the lake mostly amounts to
Spirogyra
''Spirogyra'' (common names include water silk, mermaid's tresses, and blanket weed) is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is character ...
and
Curly-leaf Pondweed
''Potamogeton crispus'', the crisp-leaved pondweed, curly pondweed, curly-leaf pondweed or curled pondweed, is a species of aquatic plant (hydrophyte) native to Eurasia but an introduced species and often a noxious weed in North America.
De ...
. Also in fall and winter months it may contain
Scenedesmus
''Scenedesmus'' is a genus of green algae, in the class Chlorophyceae. They are colonial and non-motile.
Taxonomy
Currently, there are 74 taxonomically accepted species of ''Scenedesmus''. Additionally, several subgenera have been identified, ...
Yellow perch
The yellow perch (''Perca flavescens''), commonly referred to as perch, striped perch, American perch, American river perch or preacher is a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America. The yellow perch was described in 1814 by Sam ...
Walleye
The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...
Mud Catfish
''Ameiurus'' is a genus of catfishes in the family Ictaluridae. It contains the three common types of bullhead catfish found in waters of the United States, the black bullhead (''Ameiurus melas''), the brown bullhead (''Ameiurus nebulosus''), a ...
and
Blue catfish
The blue catfish (''Ictalurus furcatus'') is the largest species of North American catfish, reaching a length of and a weight of . The typical length is about 25–46 in (64–117 cm). The fish can live to 20 years. The native distribution o ...
. There is also a no-release policy on Alaskan
Pike
Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to:
Fish
* Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus''
* Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes
* ''Esox'', genus of ...
.
Lake community
The community was established in 1963 by the American Realty Service Corporation on of property. The lake is inside a gated community which contains approximately 1,700 property lots that are privately owned. There are 3 beaches: Main Beach, West Beach and South Beach. The Main Beach has tennis courts nearby. The Main Beach also hosts a large pavilion and clubhouse that can be rented out, along with 3 smaller pavilions on the beach. The Main Beach has a large play area with swings and a jungle-gym. There is a designated swimming area along the shoreline of the beach. The Main Beach also holds the private ski club dock that is used by the Lake Mohawk Water Ski Club. Near the main gate entrance is the golf course which is a 9 hole, par 3 course. There is a small green fee to play. The 2010 census found 1,652 people in 669 occupied dwellings, with 315 vacant dwellings.
Surrounding communities
Outside of the Main Gate, but still part of lake property, is a recreational park that contains a baseball field, basketball court, shuffleboard courts, and biking trail. In addition to the Main Gate, there are also 2 other gates: Keno Road Gate and Lace Road Gate, that are only accessible with a key card. A guard house allows visitors in, thus contractors and shipping trucks may enter through the Main Gate only. Most children and teenagers go to Brown Local School District that contains one
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
, one middle school and one elementary school.
References
*http://lake-mohawk.org/
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Mohawk Mohawk may refer to:
Related to Native Americans
* Mohawk people, an indigenous people of North America (Canada and New York)
*Mohawk language, the language spoken by the Mohawk people
* Mohawk hairstyle, from a hairstyle once thought to have been ...