Location
Latitude / Longitude: 41° 35' 56" N / 80° 05' 28" W
Elevation: 1217 ft (370.9 m) above sea level
County: Crawford County
Townships: West Mead, East Mead, and East Fairfield
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Maps
Bathymetric
USGS 1:24,000 Topographic (7.5 minute quadrangle) -Cochranton
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Physical Characteristics
Tamarack Lake is an artificial lake, built in 1962. The Pennsylvania
Fish Commission owns the lake.
MAJOR INLETS |
MAJOR OUTLETS |
ground water sources |
Mud Run |
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Mill
Run |
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(Ulanoski et al. 1981) |
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- Depth (Ulanoski et al. 1981):
- Max: 4.5 m (14.7 ft)
Mean: 1.3 m (4.5 ft)
Area of Lake: 2.2 km2
Volume of Lake: 2.89x106 m3
Flush rate: not available
Area of Watershed: 14 km2
Land Use in Watershed: not available
Glossary
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Water Quality / Nutrients
No data available at this time.
For more information regarding water quality and nutrients contact Dr. Milton Ostrofsky.
Glossary
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Biological Diversity
Fishery (Ulanoski et al. 1981)
The following game and panfishes were documented in the lake through a survey
by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
largemouth bass |
Micropterus salmoides |
black crappie |
Pomoxis nigromaculatus |
bluegill |
Lepomis macrochirus |
pumpkinseed sunfish |
Lepomis gibbosus |
yellow perch |
Perca flavescens |
walleye |
Stizostedion vitreum vitreum |
muskellunge |
Esox masquinongy |
brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
white sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
Stocked fish: Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission stocking overview.
Consumption advisory
Limit yourself to 2 meals / month of walleye and also 1 meal / month of muskellunge
due to Mercury content.
Source: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Vegetation / Macrophytes (Ulanoski et al. 1981)
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Water milfoil |
Myriophyllum spicatum |
Northern naiad |
Najas flexillis |
Pondweeds |
Potamogeton crispus |
|
P. diversifolius |
Waterweed |
Elodea Canadensis |
Water-shield |
Brasenia schreberi |
Spatterdocks |
Nuphar advena |
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N. variegatum |
White water lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
Bur reeds |
Sparganium eurycarpum |
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S. americanum |
Arrowhead |
Sagittaria latifolia |
Softstem bulrush |
Scirpus validus |
Cattails |
Typha latifolia |
|
T. Angustifolia |
Water smartweed |
Polygonum amphibium |
|
Chara sp. |
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Lake Sediment
Pesticide Sediment analysis (Ulanoski et al. 1981)
Date of collection: October 2, 1980
Pesticide |
μg/kg |
Pesticide |
μg/kg |
ALDRIN |
0.0 |
HEPTACHLOR |
0.0 |
CHLORDANE |
0.0 |
LINDANE |
0.0 |
DDD |
1.3 |
MIREX |
0.0 |
DDE |
3.6 |
METHOXYCHLOR |
0.0 |
DDT |
0.0 |
PCB |
13.0 |
DIELDRIN |
0.0 |
PCN |
0.0 |
ENDOSULFN I |
0.0 |
PERTHANE |
0.0 |
EDNRIN |
0.0 |
TOXAPHENE |
0.0 |
HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE |
0.0 |
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Recreation
- Spring Road
- Located in West Mead Township
Owned by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Horsepower restriction: electric motors only
Fee: no
Fishing Pier: no
Shore Fishing: yes
Parking: large parking lots
Launch Ramp: yes
Dock: yes
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- Access #1
- Located in West Mead Township
Owned by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Horsepower restriction: electric motors only
Fee: no
Fishing Pier: no
Shore Fishing: yes
Parking: large parking lots
Launch Ramp: yes
Dock: no
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- Access #2
- Located in West Mead Township
Owned by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Horsepower restriction: electric motors only
Fee: no
Fishing Pier: no
Shore Fishing: yes
Parking: large parking lots
Launch Ramp: yes
Dock: no
-
- Access #3
- Located in East Mead Township
Owned by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Horsepower restriction: electric motors only
Fee: no
Fishing Pier: no
Shore Fishing: yes
Parking: Large parking lots
Launch Ramp: yes
Dock: yes
-
- Access #4
- Located in East Mead Township
Owned by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Horsepower restriction: electric motors only
Fee: no
Fishing Pier: no
Shore Fishing: yes
Parking: small parking lots
Launch Ramp: yes
Dock: yes
-
- Access #5
- Located in East Mead Township
Owned by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Horsepower restriction: electric motors only
Fee: no
Fishing Pier: no
Shore Fishing: yes
Parking: small parking lots
Launch Ramp: yes
Dock: no
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- Access #6
- Located in East Mead Township
Owned by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Horsepower restriction: electric motors only
Fee: no
Fishing Pier: no
Shore Fishing: yes
Parking: large parking lots
Launch Ramp: no
Dock: no
Access Area information: http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/acctbl.htm
Special Boating Regulations: http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/spbtregs.htm
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Links
Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC)
PFBC
Fishing and Boating Map
French
Creek Watershed Conservation Plan (Jan 2002)
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Research
Search
for Allegheny Senior Comprehensive Projects about Tamarack
Lake
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References
Ulanoski, James T. and Shertzer, Richard H. Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Resources. Marker, James L. United States Geological
survey. Hartman, Richard T., PhD University of Pittsburgh. (Dec.
1981). Trophic classification and characteristics of twenty-six
publicly owned Pennsylvania lakes. Bureau of Water Quality
Management. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.
(p 204-213 / 240)
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