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Lake LeBoeuf

Coordinates: 41°55′59″N 79°59′13″W / 41.933°N 79.987°W / 41.933; -79.987
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Lake LeBoeuf
LocationWaterford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°55′59″N 79°59′13″W / 41.933°N 79.987°W / 41.933; -79.987
TypeGlacial
Primary inflowsTrout Run, LeBoeuf Creek
Primary outflowsLeBoeuf Creek
Basin countriesErie
Managing agencyWaterford Township
Surface area32 km2
Surface elevation1166 ft (355.4 m) above sea level
FrozenLate October Early November–March yearly
SettlementsWaterford, Pennsylvania

Lake LeBoeuf is a natural lake approximately 70 acres in size. It is located in Waterford Township immediately adjacent to the Borough of Waterford in Erie County, Pennsylvania. The lake is available for public boating and fishing. Fish species in the lake include black crappie, yellow perch, largemouth bass, muskellunge, walleye, and northern pike.[1]

Like all of the glacial lakes in Pennsylvania, Lake LeBoeuf is a kettle lake. It has a muddy, relatively shallow bottom.[2] Inlets to the lake include Trout Run and LeBoeuf Creek. LeBoeuf Creek is the primary outlet.[3]

In 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection confirmed the presence of the aquatic invasive species commonly known as round goby at Lake LeBoeuf.[4]

References

  1. ^ "LAKE LeBOEUF Erie County". Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ "'Kettle' lakes: Pennsylvania's jewels of the Ice Age". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ^ "Lake LeBoeuf - French Creek Watershed Research Program". watershed.allegheny.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  4. ^ "PFBC 2014 Press Release - Anglers Urged to Help Prevent Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species in Erie County". fishandboat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.