Colonial Lake

Colonial Lake
View west across Colonial Lake
Colonial Lake is located in New Jersey
Colonial Lake
Colonial Lake
Location in New Jersey
LocationLawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Coordinates40°15′21.07″N 74°43′27.43″W / 40.2558528°N 74.7242861°W / 40.2558528; -74.7242861
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsShabakunk Creek
Primary outflowsShabakunk Creek
Surface area25 acres (10 ha)
Surface elevation49 feet (15 m)

Colonial Lake is a 25-acre (10 ha) man-made lake along the Shabakunk Creek in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.[1] It is located on Business Route 1 across from the Lawrence Shopping Center. The lake was created when an earthen dam was constructed across the Shabakunk in 1924 by local housing developers interested in providing recreation opportunities for a nearby development, which became known as Colonial Lakelands.[2] The lake is currently the centerpiece of Lawrence Township's Colonial Lake Park.[3]

  1. ^ "Colonial Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 8, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Colonial Lake Park - Lawrenceville, NJ Patch". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "Lawrence Township - Colonial Lake Park". Retrieved May 26, 2013.