When kayaking or canoeing in areas used by other craft, make sure you will be seen. A kayak or canoe can be almost invisible to skippers of other craft. Always wear a buoyancy-vest or life jacket designed for kayaking or canoeing. Make sure you do not become separated from your vessel following a capsize. Remember to check the weather before you head out and always ensure you have adult supervision when you are in or around water.
Infographic: The World's 25 Largest Lakes, Side by Side
According to National Geographic, many lakes, especially those in the Northern Hemisphere, were formed by glaciers that covered large areas of land during the most recent ice age, about 18,000 years ago.
The huge masses of ice carved out great pits and scrubbed the land as they moved slowly along. When the glaciers melted, water filled Some lake basins form where plate tectonics changed the Earth’s crust, making it buckle and fold or break apart. When the crust breaks, deep cracks, called faults, may form. These faults make natural basins that may fill with water from rainfall or from streams flowing in the basin. When these movements occur near the ocean, part of the ocean may be trapped by a new block of land thrust up from below the Earth’s surfacethose depressions, forming lakes.
Glaciers also carved deep valleys and deposited large quantities of earth, pebbles, and boulders as they melted. These materials sometimes formed dams that trapped water and created more lakes. Many areas of North America and Europe are dotted with glacial lakes. The U.S. state of Minnesota is nicknamed “The Land of 10,000 Lakes” because of the number of glacial lakes. Many lakes in North America, including the Great Lakes, were created primarily by glaciers. Many lakes form as a result of volcanoes. After a volcano becomes inactive, its crater may fill with rain or melted snow. Sometimes the top of a volcano is blown off or collapses during an eruption, leaving a depression called a caldera. It, too, may fill with rainwater and become a lake. Crater Lake, in the U.S. state of Oregon, one of the deepest lakes in the world, was created when ancient Mount Mazama’s volcanic cone collapsed.
Not all lakes are created by basins filling with water. Some lakes are formed by rivers. Mature rivers often wind back and forth across a plain in wide loops called meanders. During periods of flooding, a swollen, rushing river may create a shortcut and bypass a meander, leaving a body of standing water. This type of small lake is called an oxbow lake, because its shape resembles the U-shaped frame that fits over an ox’s neck when it is harnessed to pull a wagon or a plow. Lakes may also be created by landslides or mudslides that send soil, rock, or mud sliding down hills and mountains. The debris piles up in natural dams that can block the flow of a stream, forming a lake. Artificial lakes can provide electricity through hydroelectric power plants at the dam. Lake Mead, in the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, was formed when the Hoover Dam was built during the Great Depression. The dam was built to control the unpredictable Colorado River and provides electricity to the western United States. How do you think Camp Fiver's Lake was formed?
According to Leisure Pro, The world’s smallest fish is Paedocypris progenetica, and was only recently discovered in the last decade. Scientists discovered it living in the forest swamps on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Mature females measure just 7.9 millimeters — less than one third of an inch! In fact, until recently, Paedocypris was the world’s smallest known vertebrate animal, which has now been superseded by a minute frog (Paedophryne amauensis) from the New Guinean rain forests. The previous record for smallest fish was held by an 8 mm species of Indo-Pacific goby. The United Kingdom’s smallest fish is the marine Guillet’s goby (Lebetus guilleti), reaching a whopping 24 millimeters in length!
Poolville Pond is the official name of the lake located at camp. This lake is 37 acres in size. When fishing, anglers can expect to catch a variety of fish including Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch. Luckily for us Fivers, Poolville Pond is marked as private access only, although Camp Fiver does open to the local public when camp is not in session.