Fuller Lake is the
body of water
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with of surface area in the former Pine Grove Quarry in
Cooke Township,
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
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, south-central
Pennsylvania
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.
It is within
Pine Grove Furnace State Park
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and the
Michaux State Forest, near the community of
Toland. The state park is in the
South Mountain Range of the northern
Blue Ridge Mountains
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System.
During the period of iron ore excavation when the pit depth had sufficiently increased, mountain springs that filled the quarry required pumping.
Recreation
Present day inflow maintains a low water temperature for swimming. A beach was added in the 20th century. In 1965, Fuller Lake was closed due to contamination, and was later reopened.
The lake's lifeguards were eliminated for the 2008 season, but were restored in 2009, following the drowning of a teenager in July 2008.
See also
*
List of lakes in Pennsylvania
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References
Lakes of Pennsylvania
Bodies of water of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
South Mountain Range (Maryland−Pennsylvania)
Tourist attractions in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
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