Hovey Lake – Lake in Posey, Indiana

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 436394

Location

State Indiana

County Posey

Feature Class Lake

Coordinates

DMS

37°49'07"N 87°56'39"W

Decimal Degrees

37.8186421, -87.9442388

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Uniontown

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Boxtown

2.9 mi SSE

Also Known As

Hoveys Lake

Hydrography

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Description

242 acres in size.

History

Named after Governor Alvin P. Hovey, who served 1888 to 1892.

Nearby Features

Congress Green Swamp · 0.1 mi NNW
Dry Lake Lake · 0.2 mi S
Piroque Slough Gut · 0.6 mi NE
Fish Slough Lake · 1.1 mi ESE
Bayou Drain Stream · 1.5 mi SSE
Highland Creek Stream · 2.6 mi SSE
Towhead Island Island · 2.6 mi ENE
Mississippi Bend Bend · 2.6 mi ESE
Boxtown Populated Place · 2.9 mi SSE
Little Pitcher Lake Lake · 2.9 mi WSW

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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