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The principal streams in this county are Honey Creek, Sugar Creek, and Geneva Creek, which unite to form a branch of the Pishtaka at Burlington; and Turtle reek and White Water in the western part of the county. Geneva creek is the outlet of a lake of the same name about twelve miles in length, and affords some valuable water power. Honey creek and Sugar creek rise in range sixteen and run east, parallel with each other about twelve miles, and unite near the east line of the county.

There are twenty four lakes in Walworth county, all very small except the three following:

Geneva Lake, eight miles long and a little more than one mile average breadth, covering an area of 5423 acres [squ] or nearly eight and a half square miles; and having a periphery of nineteen miles. It was formerly called Big foot Lake from some fancied resemblance of its form to that of the human foot. It is supplied mostly from

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295 Lakes

The principal streams in this county are Honey Creek, Sugar Creek, and Geneva Creek, which unite to form a branch of the Pishtaka at Burlington; and Turtle reek and White Water in the western part of the county. Geneva creek is the outlet of a lake of the same name about twelve miles in length, and affords some valuable water power. Honey creek and Sugar creek rise in range sixteen and run east, parallel with each other about twelve miles, and unite near the east line of the county.

There are twenty four lakes in Walworth county, all very small except the three following:

Geneva Lake, eight miles long and a little more than one mile average breadth, covering an area of 5423 acres [squ] or nearly eight and a half square miles; and having a periphery of nineteen miles. It was formerly called Big foot Lake from some fancied resemblance of its form to that of the human foot. It is supplied mostly from

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