Conneaut Lake

Conneaut Lake is the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania by surface area. It is located in western Crawford County near a town with the same name. The site of the lake is actually in adjacent Sadsbury Township and nearby Summit Township. During the summer season, it is heavily populated with people vacationing to the lake area, some from the area spending time in their houses on the lake, and many others from the surrounding area that like to spend the summer away from home, many of these people being residents of the Pittsburgh area. Other than the lake itself, the largest draw to the area has long been a popular resort known as Conneaut Lake Park, long known for its amusement park.

Geography

Conneaut Lake was formed as a kettle lake at the end of the Pleistocene. A large block of ice broke off the receding ice front and was surrounded by accumulating sediment. After the ice melted, the resulting depression was filled with water forming the lake. Water flows into Conneaut Lake through Inlet Run, a small stream on the north end of the lake. Water exits through the Conneaut Outlet, a larger creek which flows to the south through the Conneaut Marsh. The Conneaut outlet flows into French Creek, making it part of the Mississippi River drainage.

Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania

Conneaut Lake is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States, located at the southern end of the lake of the same name. The population was 653 at the 2010 census.

History

The town was founded in 1799 as "Evansburg", named for local farmer Abner Evans. It took the name of the neighboring lake in 1892.

Geography

Conneaut Lake borough is located southwest of the center of Crawford County at 41°36′8″N 80°18′24″W / 41.60222°N 80.30667°W / 41.60222; -80.30667 (41.602322, -80.306733). Its northeastern border follows Second Street, which parallels the southwest shore of Conneaut Lake, the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania. The entire borough is surrounded by Sadsbury Township, a separate municipality.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.36 square miles (0.94 km²), all of it land.U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 322 pass through the borough, leading east together 9 miles (14 km) to Meadville, the Crawford County seat. US 6 leads northwest 7.5 miles (12.1 km) to Linesville at the northeast end of Pymatuning Reservoir and 14 miles (23 km) to the Ohio border, while US 322 leads southwest 12 miles (19 km) to Jamestown at the south end of Pymatuning Reservoir and 17 miles (27 km) to the Ohio border.