Explore Children's Lake in Boiling Springs, PA by taking a look above and below the roiling spring-fed waters of the lake.
Here is an underwater look at "The Bubble" that is a main feeder into Children's Lake:
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Here is a look at the $4.3 million project to rebuild the lake:
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Here is Children's Lake after being drained for maintenance:
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Here is Children's Lake's floating Christmas Tree and luminaries surrounding the lake:
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View my entire Underwater GoPro Playlist on my Channel:
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Follow through to the end where we take a look at the spillway and go underwater at the Yellow Breeches Creek and even spot a trout.
The 7-acre lake is fed by 30 natural springs, including "The Bubble" located across the street behind the Boiling Springs Tavern.
*(The Bubble is explored in anther video on this playlist.)*
The lake feeds into the Yellow Breeches Creek, a popular trout fly-fishing stream.
The waters stay in the low 50-degree range year-round.
As a result, the water never freezes in the bubble and in nearby Children's Lake.
The bubble and about 30 other springs in the lake combine to pour 22 million gallons of water into the Yellow Breeches Creek daily.
The lake is owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and managed and stocked with trout by the Fish and Boat Commission for public fishing and boating.
With about 2,000 residents, Boiling Springs is the only designated town in South Middleton Township., located in Cumberland County, PA. Much of the town is in a historic district.
History of Children's Lake:
The lake was formed after the springs were dammed to power the enormous bellows for the furnace of an iron works that stood south of the lake and operated on both sides of the Yellow Breeches Creek. It was called the Carlisle Iron Works.
The white and stone building with a red roof that stands on the south end of the lake dates back to about 1784, when it was constructed as a grist mill to produce food for workers at the iron works.
The mill was originally a two-story stone structure with walls three feet thick. It was powered by water from a dam on the Yellow Breeches at Island Grove that was carried over by a race.
The Boiling Springs Tavern across from the lake is a popular dining destination, and is historically significant as well. Portions of the tavern, which is located along an old stagecoach route, date to 1832.
The Boiling Springs Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Children’s Lake was formed by partially damming the water from 30 natural springs, including the "Bubble".
Children's Lake is home to many ducks, swans, and geese throughout the year.
The lake dates to the 1750s when the dam was used to provide water power for iron production. In the mid-18th century, a grist mill was built by Michael Ege on the southeast shore of the lake, to provide flour and grain for the iron works.
This building has been converted into apartments. On the east shore, remaining from the pre-revolutionary iron forge complex, are the original forge and the iron master's mansion with the remnants of its terraced gardens.
This 1795 Georgian structure is the most outstanding example of architecture in the Boiling Springs Historic District and of major historical significance as the home of the Ege family.
The lake feeds into Yellow Breeches Creek. A picturesque, natural stone three-arch bridge, built in 1854, stands behind the mill, spanning the creek. This limestone trout stream has developed a national reputation for fly fishing.
Where Children's Lake runs into the Yellow Breeches, a one-mile stretch of water known as "The Junction" provides quality catch-and-release fishing year round.
This is arguably the most intensely fished section of water in Pennsylvania when the White Mayfly hatches. Limestone bedrock streams are rich in minerals, which serve as the basis for the trout's food chain and contribute to healthy growth rates for trout.
(Video by Dan’s Cool Videos)
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