White Lake (White Lake Township, Michigan)





































White Lake

White Lake Township Michigan Highland Road.JPG
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:




  1. Cass Lake (Waterford Twp.) 1,280 acres


  2. Kent Lake (Milford Twp.) 1,200 acres


  3. Orchard Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 795 acres


  4. Walled Lake (Commerce Twp.) 670 acres


  5. Pontiac Lake (Waterford Twp) 640 acres

  6. White Lake (White Lake Twp.) 540 acres


  7. Sylvan Lake (Waterford Twp.) 532 acres


  8. Lake Orion (Orion Twp.) 506 acres


  9. Lake Angelus (Auburn Hills) 477 acres


  10. Union Lake (Commerce Twp.) 465 acres



References





  1. ^ "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}


  2. ^ ab U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Lake (White Lake Township, Michigan)


  3. ^ "GeoHack - White Lake Township, Michigan".


  4. ^ "Map" (PDF). www.dnr.state.mi.us.




External links



  • Media related to White Lake Township, Michigan at Wikimedia Commons







Popular posts from this blog

Lambaréné

Chris Pine

Kashihara Line