Lake Ceva

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Lake Ceva
2016-02-23 10 45 28 View east from the west end of Lake Ceva on the campus of The College of New Jersey in Ewing, New Jersey.jpg
View east from the west end of Lake Ceva
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Lake Ceva
Location Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°16′21″N74°46′46″W / 40.27250°N 74.77944°W / 40.27250; -74.77944 Coordinates: 40°16′21″N74°46′46″W / 40.27250°N 74.77944°W / 40.27250; -74.77944
Type Reservoir
Primary outflows Shabakunk Creek
Surface area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Surface elevation105 feet (32 m)

Lake Ceva is a 6-acre (2.4 ha) man-made lake near the Shabakunk Creek on the campus of The College of New Jersey in Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. [1] [2] The lake was created when an earthen dam was constructed across a small tributary of the Shabakunk in the 1920s by a local landowner, prior to the construction of the current college campus. [3] The lake is adjacent to Lake Sylva, and together the two lakes are the basis of the name of the Hillwood Lakes section of Ewing.

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References

  1. "Ceva Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 8, 1979. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  2. "Environmental Resource Inventory for the Township of Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey" (PDF). Retrieved April 21, 2016. There are two major lakes in Ewing Township: Lake Ceva and Lake Sylva. These open bodies of water are permanent waters and were created by damming Shabakunk Creek. Although they are classified as true lakes by federal and state maps, these lakes are man-made impoundments. Lake Sylva covers 10.6 acres and Lake Ceva covers 6.4 acres.
  3. Gunter, Brianna. "Islands at the College - Who knew?". The Signal. Retrieved April 21, 2016. Lake Sylva and Lake Ceva sit quietly on the northern edges of campus, and even in warm weather there are often no more than a few people nearby. These lakes were once hubs of activity, however, and much of this was due to a handful of small islands on Lake Sylva.