White Lake (White Lake Township, Michigan)

White Lake
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
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.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Lake (White Lake Township, Michigan)
  3. ↑ https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=White_Lake_Township%2C_Michigan&params=42_41_30_N_83_33_15_W_
  4. ↑ http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/SPATIALDATALIBRARY/PDF_MAPS/INLAND_LAKE_MAPS/OAKLAND/WHITE_LAKE.PDF
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