http://www.bayshorewatershed.org/bw/Our%20Watershed/Natco%20Lake Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:37:17 EDT http://www.bayshorewatershed.org/bw/Our%20Watershed/Natco%20Lake/Close%20Focus%20on%20Natco%20Lake.htmlhttp://www.bayshorewatershed.org/bw/Our%20Watershed/Natco%20Lake/Close%20Focus%20on%20Natco%20Lake.htmlNatco Lake was created by accident, rather than by Mother Nature. The National Fireproofing Company (Natco) mined clay here for bricks in the 1930’s. Eventually the mining equipment hit underground springs and the lake filled in. A ditch was dug in an attempt to drain off the water into a nearby tidal creek. The ditching brought in salt water and made the lake brackish, as it remains today.Sun, 4 Feb 2007 12:53:40 EST http://www.bayshorewatershed.org/bw/Our%20Watershed/Natco%20Lake/NATCO%20LAKE%20IS%20A%20NATURAL%20GEM%20IN%20THE%20BAYSHORE%20REGION.htmlhttp://www.bayshorewatershed.org/bw/Our%20Watershed/Natco%20Lake/NATCO%20LAKE%20IS%20A%20NATURAL%20GEM%20IN%20THE%20BAYSHORE%20REGION.htmlFor those of you who have never ventured outside to explore the countless awe-inspiring, yet largely untried natural areas of the Bayshore region in Monmouth County, Natco Lake is one of the finest places to embark on your journey.Sun, 4 Feb 2007 12:49:22 EST