In addition, the lake is a popular site for boating and fishing. The Ohio Division of Wildlife has periodically stocked the lake with walleye, largemouth bass, channel catfish and saugeye. Since the beginning of its public water supply system in 1870, Dayton has depended upon underground sources for its water. The lagoon, like Eastwood Lake, serves as part of a recharge system for our ground water. To maintain the water level in the lagoon, water is pumped into the lagoon at the east end from a branch of the Mad River.
Water moves through the lagoon and then re-enters the river through a creek at the west end.
Based on early Water Department drawings and aerial photos, it appears the lagoon occupies a former river channel. It is thought this channel was closed off and the Mad River artificially straightened through what is now Eastwood MetroPark.