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Chambers Island Airport is located on the island. It is a private use airport owned by Chambers Island Flying Corp. with a single 1,200 by 40 feet (366 by 12 m) gravel runway. [ 25 ] It was originally constructed as part of an attempt in the 1920s to turn much of the island into a golf course and upscale residential area. [ 26 ]
The lake is found on Chambers Island in Green Bay of Lake Michigan. Mackaysee Lake has a surface area of 347 acres (1.40 km 2) and a max depth of 27 ft (8.2 m). [2] Most of the lake has a sand bottom and is shallow with an average depth of 6 ft (1.8 m). [3] There are two islands in Mackaysee Lake.
The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (ORINWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in non-contiguous sites consisting of islands along 362 miles (583 km) [2] of the Ohio River, primarily (85% of acreage) [3] in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
The name of the peninsula and the county comes from the name of a route between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Humans, whether Native Americans, early explorers, or American ship captains, have been well aware of the dangerous water passage that lies between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island, connecting the bay to the rest of Lake Michigan.
The three main tributaries are Mosquito Creek, West Branch, and Eagle Creek, all in Ohio. There are 15 dams on the river course. The river has a course of 97.1 miles (156.3 km) in Ohio, with the remainder in Pennsylvania. The river supports more than 72 species of fish and 15 species of freshwater mussels.
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Fish Creek Island is a 48-acre (19-hectare) island on the Ohio River in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. The island is located across the river from Captina , West Virginia, south of Moundsville , and north of the mouth of Fish Creek, from which it takes its name.
Seneca Fork of Wills Creek: Basin countries: United States: Surface area: 5.5 sq mi (14 km 2) Water volume: 88,500 acre⋅ft (0.1092 km 3) maximum storage: Shore length 1: 45 mi (72 km) Surface elevation: 892 ft (272 m) Islands: Horse Island: Settlements: Senecaville, Kennonsburg: 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.