| Beebe Lake | |
|---|---|
 Eastern part of Beebe Lake, with Bradfield Hall visible in the background | |
  Beebe Lake | |
| Location | Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°27′04″N76°28′35″W / 42.45111°N 76.47639°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Built | 1838 |
| Construction engineer | Ezra Cornell |
Beebe Lake /bibi/ is a reservoir in Ithaca, New York, located on the campus of Cornell University. [1]
Beebe Lake was once a forested swamp. [2] A pond was formed when Ezra Cornell constructed a dam on Fall Creek in 1838, above Triphammer Falls, to provide power to the mills owned by Jeremiah S. Beebe. [3] Cornell constructed a tunnel 200 feet long and 15 feet high to channel the water, raising the water level 18 feet. [2] [4] In 1898, the dam was raised an additional ten feet, turning the pond into a proper lake. [2]
The lake is dredged approximately once a decade in order to prevent it from returning to its original wetland state. [3]
Beebe Lake became a major local destination for winter recreation starting in the 1890s. [5] The space was maintained by the Cornell Athletic Association but open to the public for ice skating. [5] Ithaca Street Railway trolleys would announce that the ice was open for skating by displaying a white banner with red ball. Trolley passengers with skates rode for half price. [5] In the Spring when the ice melted, sometimes local children would break of chunks of ice with poles, and ride the ice rafts downstream. [5]
A toboggan slide was a popular attraction on Beebe Lake for the first half of the 20th Century. The first one was erected around 1900 and made of wood; it was replaced by a steel slide in the 1920s. [5] Although dangerous and costly to operate, it remained enormously popular, until Cornell removed the slide in 1949. [5]
In the early 20th Century, Cornell fraternities held ice castle building competitions, creating intricate structures with decorated pillars. [5]
The lake was also Cornell's primary venue for ice hockey matches during the first decades of the sport. [5] However, the ice would sometimes melt just before a scheduled contest, making it an unreliable venue. In 1957 Lynah Rink was constructed, freeing the hockey team from the unpredictability of the climate. [5]
In recent decades, the lake remains a popular spot for paddling by organizations such as the Cornell Outing Club. [6]
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