Editing Cedar Lake, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Cedar Lake has a total area of {{convert|9.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.22|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 85.54%) is land and {{convert|1.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 14.46%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1811062
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 13, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213054128/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1811062
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>  The lake, which is the largest natural lake in northwest Indiana, appears to have formed from glacial meltwaters. There is an abundance of hills around the lake, which are evidence of the [[Valparaiso Moraine]] running through the area.

The 781 acre lake is naturally fed by small streams, storm runoff, and a natural spring. The lake has a median depth of 8.8 feet. Its deepest depth at 16 feet located in the middle basin. The lack of clarity in the water is due to the low refresh rate of the water and the shallow depths combined with the size of the lake. The lake bed is composed mostly of a dirt and sand mixture, clay, and rocks.