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There is canoe trail, in the interior lagoons of Presque Isle State Park PA. No gas engines are allowed, travel is bidirectional, like a bike path most travelers make a two way trip on the same pa...
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<p>There is canoe trail, in the interior lagoons of Presque Isle State Park PA. No gas engines are allowed, travel is bidirectional, like a bike path most travelers make a two way trip on the same path. </p> <p>While I was paddling there this summer, I noticed that the water plants a few feet under the surface all pointed in the same direction, indicating a current. This was consistent for multiple visits this summer. The current is nearly insignificant from a paddling perspective but it does impact the plant life. </p> <p>The canoe trail is indicated in the map below by a red line. As I recall the current was flowing from west to east (left to right). These lagoons are interconnected, on a peninsula, communicating with sheltered bays, inside of a sheltered bay. There are no elevated locations that might be the source of artesian wells.</p> <p>What causes the current in the interior lagoons of Presque Isle State Park PA?</p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/KwNyr.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/KwNyr.jpg" alt="Canoe trail path"></a></p> <p>Details about the area:</p> <p><a href="http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/PresqueIsleStatePark/Pages/Boating.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Presque Isle State Park at PA State Parks</a></p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presque_Isle_State_Park" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Presque Isle State Park at Wikipedia</a></p>