- Lake St. Helen
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lake_name = Lake St. Helen
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location =Roscommon County, Michigan
coords = coord|44|21|51|N|84|27|48|W|region:US-MI_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
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basin_countries = United States
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area = convert|2400|acre|km2|abbr=on
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elevation = convert|1155|ft|m|abbr=on
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cities =Lake St. Helen is a 2,400 acre public
lake located in Roscommon County in theU.S. state ofMichigan , and borders on the community ofSt. Helen, Michigan . It is the headwaters for the south branch of the Au Sable River.From 1998 to 2003, the Lake was subject to a water weed (millfoil) eradication project, involving weevil restocking, which was successful at the time. [ [http://www.enviroscienceinc.com/cgi-bin/displayContent.pl?type=section&id=279 Millfoil results] ] Fishing is available throughout the lake, albeit different fish are found in different places, and includes: bass,bluegill ,brown trout ,crappie ,lake trout ,perch , pike,rainbow trout ,smallmouth bass , andwalleye . [ [http://www.visithoughtonlake.com/fishsthelenmap.html Lake St. Helen fishing map] ] A Bluegill Festival is held each summer. [ [http://www.bluegillfestival.org/ Annual St. Helen Bluegill Festival] ]The lake is located at coord|44|21|51|N|84|27|48|W| and the elevation is convert|1155|ft|m [gnis|636667|Lake Saint Helen] [ [http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/michigan/roscommon/saint-helen/lake-saint-helen/ Fishing works.] ] .
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External links
* [http://www.bluegillfestival.org/ Annual St. Helen Bluegill Festival]
*PDF| [http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/SPATIALDATALIBRARY/PDF_MAPS/INLAND_LAKE_MAPS/ROSCOMMON/LAKE_ST_HELEN.PDF Michigan DNR map of Lake St. Helen(Roscommon County)]
* [http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/habitat/rlandscp/s7-2-2.htm Regional geography of the area]
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