Ramapo Lake
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Ramapo Lake is a 120-acre man-made lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Northern New Jersey.
Ramapo Lake originally consisting of a 25-acre pond named Rotten Poel (Rats Pond) by the Dutch. It was enlarged and deepened by Jacob Rogers in the late 19th century when he built a stone dam across its outlet.
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