Statistics
Lakes area by square acres (approximate):
1) Bertram Lake | 137 acres | Depth | 42 feet
2) Long Lake | 160 acres | Depth | 35 feet
3) Mud Lake (Middle) | 25 acres | Depth | 35 feet
4) First Lake | 14 acres | Depth | 37 feet
5) Beaver Pond | 18 acres | Depth | Varies
Water flows from the west side of Bertram Lake from Birch Lake to the west. As it flows through the property, it is regulated by the dam at Bertram and by other sources of ground water plus water from Beaver Pond. It flows out of First Lake, through the Monticello Golf Club by Otter Creek Park to the Mississippi. Many local townsfolk often refer to Otter Creek as First Creek because it flowed out of First Lake. In the early years of Monticello, a grist mill was built by the Creek where it enters the Mississippi and for years was referred to as Mill Creek.
The Land consists of:
- 201 acres of tillable farmland
- 20 acres of pasture (horse grazing) but in the past it was used for sheep grazing
- 120 acres of pine plantation
- 170 acres of deciduous forest
- 200 acres Otter Creek, and miscellaneous (roads, building, etc.)
