Lake Manitou (Indiana) facts for kids

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Location	Rochester, Indiana
Coordinates	41°3′35.78″N 86°11′31.94″W / 41.0599389°N 86.1922056°W / 41.0599389; -86.1922056
Type	artificial lake
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	775 acres (314 ha)
Average depth	11 ft (3.4 m)
Max. depth	55 ft (17 m)
Shore length1	8 mi (13 km)
Surface elevation	781 ft (238 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Manitou is a man-made lake in Rochester, Indiana, created in 1827 by the federal government of the United States for the Potowatomi Native American tribe. The lake was created as a part of the treaty with the Potowatomi that required the U.S. government to create a mill for Potowatomi use. The Potowatomi originally called the lake Man-I-Toe which translated to the Devil's Lake due to the belief that a monster lived in the lake. The lake contains about 775 acres (3.14 km²) of open water, with a maximum depth of 65 feet (20 m).