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'''Lake Surprise'''<ref name="gnis 881027">{{gnis|881027}}</ref> is a reservoir in made by Surprise Lake Dam <ref name="gnis883905">{{gnis|883905}}</ref> in the [[Watchung Reservation]]. It is on the border of [[Berkeley Heights, New Jersey|Berkeley Heights]] and [[Mountainside, New Jersey|Mountainside]]. It feeds the [[Blue Brook (Green Brook)|Blue Brook]], which feeds into the Green Brook. |
'''Lake Surprise'''<ref name="gnis 881027">{{gnis|881027}}</ref> is a reservoir in made by Surprise Lake Dam <ref name="gnis883905">{{gnis|883905}}</ref> in the [[Watchung Reservation]]. It is on the border of [[Berkeley Heights, New Jersey|Berkeley Heights]] and [[Mountainside, New Jersey|Mountainside]]. It feeds the [[Blue Brook (Green Brook)|Blue Brook]], which feeds into the Green Brook. Local lure tells that settlers named it Lake Surprise when they discovered it was only 6 feet deep, however this is a myth due to the fact that it has only been around for about a hundred years and was artificially made. It borders a cubscout camp, and it is not unusual to see them rowboating there in the summer. |
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Revision as of 17:05, 8 August 2010
| Lake Surprise | |
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| Location | Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, Mountainside, New Jersey, USA |
| Coordinates | 40°41′07″N 74°22′45″W / 40.68528°N 74.37917°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Blue Brook |
| Primary outflows | Blue Brook |
Lake Surprise[1] is a reservoir in made by Surprise Lake Dam [2] in the Watchung Reservation. It is on the border of Berkeley Heights and Mountainside. It feeds the Blue Brook, which feeds into the Green Brook. Local lure tells that settlers named it Lake Surprise when they discovered it was only 6 feet deep, however this is a myth due to the fact that it has only been around for about a hundred years and was artificially made. It borders a cubscout camp, and it is not unusual to see them rowboating there in the summer.
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