Mirror Lake (Ohio)

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Mirror Lake
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Location Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates 39°59′53″N, 083°00′52″WCoordinates: 39°59′53″N, 083°00′52″W
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows spring
Basin countries United States
Surface elevation 738 ft (225 m)

Mirror Lake is a small lake on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Historically, the lake was spring-fed, but the spring dried up in the 1920's. The water source was subsequently provided by the city of Columbus municipal water supply.[1] It is a tradition at the University for students to jump into the lake on the Thursday night prior to the annual football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines.

A video of the traditional "Mirror Lake Jump" can be seen on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JCLRiGwt8U[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.osu.edu/features/mirror_lake/
  2. ^ The Lantern article on the Mirror Lake jump.


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