Info no Ford County Lake

[Detector]

I think this is a picture of Ford County Lake. If so, can you tell me where people used to swim?

[Made in the USA]

When was this picture taken, Detector?? It doesn't look like Ford County lake to me, unless it was more than 35 years ago?

[Detector]

Recently? Here is a couple more from different heights to see if I've got the right location.

[JohnWayne]

Detector-
That is not Ford County Lake that you are looking at.

Ford County Lake is located on the correction line(Garnett) and just west of 283 highway. If you will look north of Dodge you will see Garnett, which you can tell by seeing that the north/south lines of the section lines are staggered. Follow Garnett over to almost Highway 283. You will see the curve in 283. The lake is just west of that intersection of Garnett and 283.

Duke

[dodgehighforeve]

I believe this is the lake.

[Reddemons54]

Detector if you go to googleearth.com you can find it very easily.

[Reddemons54]

I can give you the latitude and longitude, I would just post the picture but for some reason I can't figure out how to do that, lol.

Latitude: 37°49'24.56"N

Longitude: 99°55'5.09"W

That gives you the lake for sure, to the West is 283 and to the North is the correction line road.

[Detector]

OK got it thank!

Now where do you remember people swimming?

[Flying Dutchman]

The old lake was different than the new one. I think the swimming area (of which I do not remember there being one) would have been on the northeast corner where the sand bank is.

[lurker]

Detector, Your first location is a limestone quarry.