| Lake Manitou | |
| Location: | Rochester, Indiana |
| Coords: | 41.0599°N -86.1922°W |
| Type: | artificial lake |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Area: | 775acres |
| Depth: | 11feet |
| Max-Depth: | 55feet |
| Shore: | 8miles |
| Elevation: | 781feet |
| Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Lake Manitou in Indiana, USA. |
Lake Manitou is a man-made lake in Rochester, Indiana, created in 1827 by the federal government of the United States for the Potowatomi Native American tribe. The lake was created as a part of the treaty with the Potowatomi that required the U.S. government to create a mill for Potowatomi use.[1] The Potowatomi originally called the lake Man-I-Toe which translated to the Devil's Lake due to the belief that a monster lived in the lake.[2] The lake contains about 775acres of open water,[3] with a maximum depth of 65feet.