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were brought to the lake. One pair was released on the north side and the other pair on the south side. The beavers flourished and soon there were beaver dams on all of the inflows to the lake. This caused the water levels to drop dramatically. In 1954, there were heavy rains but due to the dams, the
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made syrup from the sap of the maples trees. The island right to the south of Hog Island is named Maple Island because of all the syrup producing maple trees. In 1897, a massive fire swept through much of Moose
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Christophers, kept their hogs on that island to keep them safe from predators, such as wolves. In the 1920s, wolves were hunted to extinction on Moose Mountain. Up until the
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came in the 1870s. It has been shown that lake levels have fluctuated greatly in the past. Tree stumps exist today that are rooted lower than any recorded level of the lake. Only once since records have been kept has
Kenosee Lake over-flowed its bank and that was in 1928 when it flowed into another
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in 1928. By 1950, it had dropped to 738 metres. With the destruction of the beaver dams in 1954, the lake recovered to 740 metres by 1960. Without further intervention regarding beaver control, by 2008, the lake level had dropped down to 737 metres. It dropped so low that Hog Island, the lake's
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trees on Maple Island were spared from the fire because of all the water surrounding the island. The third named island is to the south of Maple Island and is called
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Kenosee Lake is from Little Kenosee Lake and that flows through Fish Creek at the northern shore.
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