Editing Blackford County, Indiana (section)

===Waterways===
The county has some small streams, and several man-made lakes. The [[Salamonie River]], flowing out of Jay County (Indiana) from the east, crosses the northeast corner of Blackford County. Big and Little Lick Creek flow westward in Licking and Jackson townships in the southern half of the county.<ref>{{harvnb|Garrigus|1990|p=13}}</ref> Early settlers were attracted to Lick Creek, and then the Salamonie River, because the nearby land had suitable drainage for farming.<ref>{{harvnb|Shinn|1900|p=235}}</ref> The county's lakes include Lake Blue Water in Harrison Township; Cain's Lake, Shamrock Lakes and Lake Mohee in Licking Township; and Lake Placid in Jackson Township.<ref name="AHist146">{{harvnb|Blackford County Historical Society (Ind.)|1986|p=146}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=[[United States Geological Survey]] |title=Geographic Names Information System: Lakes in Blackford County, Indiana |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:2:::NO::P1_FNAME,P1_COUNTY,P1_STATE:Lake,Blackford,Indiana |access-date=June 2, 2012}}</ref> Lake Blue Water is a spring-fed former stone quarry located one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) east of Montpelier.<ref>{{harvnb|Blackford County Historical Society (Ind.)|1986|p=123}}</ref> The Shamrock Lakes (a group of six lakes) were created between 1960 and 1965, and the first lake was originally intended to be a water supply for a farmer's cattle.<ref name="AHist146" />