White Lake (White Lake Township, Michigan)
White Lake | |
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White Lake Township Michigan, Highland Road | |
Location | Oakland County, Michigan |
Coordinates | 42°41′30″N 83°33′15″W / 42.691667°N 83.554167°W / 42.691667; -83.554167Coordinates: 42°41′30″N 83°33′15″W / 42.691667°N 83.554167°W / 42.691667; -83.554167 |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 540 acres (220 ha)[1] |
Max. depth | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Surface elevation | 1,017 feet (310 m)[2] |
Settlements | White Lake Township |
White Lake[2] is an all-sports, 540-acre lake in White Lake Township, Michigan.[3]
It is the sixth largest lake in Oakland County, Michigan.[4]
Potawatomi, Chippewa and Ottawa Native Americans lived, traveled and camped in this area including on the shores of White Lake which they called “white” or “clear” and that is where the name of the lake and township originated.
Largest Oakland County lakes
The largest lakes in Oakland County are:
Cass Lake (Waterford Twp.) 1,280 acres
Kent Lake (Milford Twp.) 1,200 acres
Orchard Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 795 acres
Walled Lake (Commerce Twp.) 670 acres
Pontiac Lake (Waterford Twp) 640 acres- White Lake (White Lake Twp.) 540 acres
Sylvan Lake (Waterford Twp.) 532 acres
Lake Orion (Orion Twp.) 506 acres
Lake Angelus (Auburn Hills) 477 acres
Union Lake (Commerce Twp.) 465 acres
References
^ "Oakland County MI Lakes - LakePlace.com". lakeplace.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Lake (White Lake Township, Michigan)
^ "GeoHack - White Lake Township, Michigan".
^ "Map" (PDF). www.dnr.state.mi.us.
External links
Media related to White Lake Township, Michigan at Wikimedia Commons