Long Lake
Long Lake is a natural body of water located in the lower level of the Portage
Lakes chain, which supplies water for industrial use in South Akron. The Lake is
935 feet above sea level and has an area of 225 surface acres. The shoreline is
approximately six and one-half miles in length.
The Lake has a maximum depth of approximately forty feet, and 17 percent
of the surface area is less than ten feet in depth. This shallow zone is filled with
various types of vegetation such as cattail {Typha spp.), bulbrush (Scripus spp.),
smart weed {Polygonum spp.), parrot feather {Myriophyllum spp.), hornwort
(Ceratophyllum spp.), chara {Chara spp.), white water lily {Castalia tuberosa),
spatterdock {Nuphar sp.), water loosestrife {Lysimachia spp.), and curlyleaf
pondweed {Potamogeton crispus.
The northwest margin of the lake is a large marsh. Lake bottom types are
chiefly muck and peat, but small areas of sand and silt are present.
The fish population of Long Lake consists chiefly of bluegill, {Lepomis
macrochirus), crappie {Pomoxis annularis and P. nigromaculatus), gizzard shad
{Dorosomia cepedianum), largemouth bass {Micropterus salmoides), and smaller
numbers of brown bullheads {Ameiurus nebubosus), carp {Cyprinus carpio), yellow
perch {Perca flavescens), warmouth {Chaenobryttus coronarius), and western chub
suckers {Erimyzon sucetta kennerlyi).
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