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Ramapo Lake is a 120-acre man-made lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Northern New Jersey.[1]
Ramapo Lake originally consisting of a 25-acre pond named Rotten Poel (Rats Pond) by the Dutch. It was enlarged and deepened by Jacob Rogers in the late 19th century when he built a stone dam across its outlet.[2]
Incidents
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/2013-05-12_14_51_31_View_southwest_across_Ramapo_Lake_in_Ramapo_Mountain_State_Forest_in_New_Jersey.jpg/220px-2013-05-12_14_51_31_View_southwest_across_Ramapo_Lake_in_Ramapo_Mountain_State_Forest_in_New_Jersey.jpg)
On August 7, 2018, at approximately 7 PM, two teens drowned in the lake.[3]
References
- ^ "Off The Beaten Path January 2008 edition" (PDF). Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ "VAN SLYKE CASTLE and RAMAPO PARK". Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ "2 teens drown in Ramapo Lake in Oakland, New Jersey". 8 August 2018.
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