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Lake Allegan

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Lake Allegan is a man-made lake located in Valley Township just outside the city of Allegan in the U.S. state of Michigan (Allegan County). The lake is a formerly polluted dam reservoir containing the backwaters of the Kalamazoo River. The lake is part of the watershed project due to water quality and pollution issues related to PCBs. However, the water has been determined to be safe for swimming and boating. The lake has a large surface area of almost 1,600 acres (2.5 mi², 6.475 km²). Fish consumption is not recommended due to PCB contamination Salmon runs occur on the western side of Lake Allegan's Calkins Bridge dam which leads to Lake Michigan via the Kalamazoo River. Lake Allegan is adjacent to the 50,000-acre Allegan Forest. Geese, ducks, kingfishers, eagles and great blue herons…

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