Our Lakes
The four lakes that make up our community are all man made and exist due to the abundance of natural resources found in the area in the late 1800’s. Each one was once a coal quarry and are now naturally spring fed, resulting in some of the cleanest water in all the nation.
Half Moon Lake
Lincoln Lake
GLA is proud of their lakes and strives to keep them as clean as possible. The lakes are maintained and stocked by GLA, and shoreline permits are issued when any new work is being done. The work is reviewed by a committee to help maintain aesthetics and the natural balance of chemicals in the water as well as to control erosion. Said to be one of the cleanest lakes in the Midwest, Lincoln Lake has a visibility of about 25 feet of depth.
Several marinas where boats can enter the lakes with gate keys are located throughout the subdivision. The only Lake that allows boat motors larger than 9.9HP is Lincoln Lake.
Beaver Lake
Goose Lake
The Four
Lakes
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The largest of our four lakes –Lincoln Lake– is the only body of water large enough to support water sports.
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Beaver Lake the second largest lake in the GLA. Like Goose Lake, this lake supports motorized water vehicles with an HP of 9.9 or below.
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Goose Lake is the second smallest lake and like Beaver and Half Moon Lake, supports motorized water vehicles with an HP of 9.9 or lower.
Goose Lake is the only lake connected to and that has docking access the Goose Lake Bar and the Goose Lake Campground.
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Half Moon Lake is the smallest of all four lakes and is directly connected to Beaver Lake. Half Moon Lake starts where the Half Moon subdivision begins and takes on the crude shape of a half moon.
Shoreline
Many of us have decided to use sea walls, rocks, railroad ties etc, to help decrease shoreline erosion. Placement of these structures is critical, for if done improperly, they can do more harm than good. The best method is rip-rap rock. If a wall is used, it should be set back 2 - 3 feet from the high water level to allow a natural space for the waves to be absorbed. A wall placed all the way up to the waterline causes all wakes to bounce off it, creating back waves which make the water rough in front of your property. This makes for rough boating conditions and aggravates the erosion problem.
If a sea wall is already in place at the waterline, the ideal fix is to put rip-rap rock in front of the seawall where you do not swim or park boats. If you are planning to do shoreline work, please consider carefully the materials you use and their placement. If your shoreline has a serious erosion problem, please consider doing the shoreline work as soon as possible. Help us in protecting our lakes!
If you have any questions, or are planning to do shoreline work that touches the waterline, reach out to your Shoreline Committee before starting!
Email shoreline@gooselakeassociation.org with any questions.
Safety Data Sheet
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) information is being provided as a reference guide for the aquatic herbicides and/or bacteria-based products that may be used within the Goose Lake Association waters to support the Weed/Algae/Sediment Control Program. The information contained in the SDS’s are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency for consumer protection. This information is being provided and can be referenced by any GLA property owner who has any questions related to the specific herbicide and/or bacteria product that will be used to treat our waterways for unwanted plant growth and sediment control as communicated when Water Usage Restriction’s are provided to the affected GLA property owners when lake treatments are being scheduled.