Middle Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)

Middle Lake
Location Oakland County, Michigan
Coordinates 42°43′35″N 83°25′27″W / 42.726468°N 83.424212°W / 42.726468; -83.424212Coordinates: 42°43′35″N 83°25′27″W / 42.726468°N 83.424212°W / 42.726468; -83.424212
Surface area 23 acres (9.3 ha)
Max. depth 35 ft (11 m)[1]
Surface elevation 293 meters (961 feet)[2]
Settlements Independence Township

Middle Lake is a private 23-acre lake along the main branch of the Clinton River.[3] The 35-ft. deep lake lies within Independence Township in Oakland County, Michigan.[4]

Middle Lake connects downstream to Dollar Lake to the south and upstream to Deer Lake to the north.[5]

Cemetery

Lakeview Cemetery sits on the eastern shore of Middle Lake.[6] The cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in northern Oakland County and many of the original settlers and developers of Independence Township are buries there.

Middle Lake was formerly named Cemetery Lake until the 1960s.

Fish

Middle Lake fish include Largemouth Bass, Bluegill and Perch.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/SPATIALDATALIBRARY/PDF_MAPS/INLAND_LAKE_MAPS/OAKLAND/MIDDLE_LAKE.PDF
  2. ↑ http://mapcarta.com/22349484
  3. ↑ http://www.oaklandcountylakefronthomesmi.com/MIDDLE-LAKE-INDEPENDENCE-TOWNSHIP-MICH
  4. ↑ http://www.lakeplace.com/lakefinder/mi/oakland/middle/63-1749
  5. ↑ http://michigan.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,1615484,n,middle%20lake.cfm
  6. ↑ http://www.twp.independence.mi.us/residents/cemetery/index.php
  7. ↑ http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-middle-lake-clarkston-mi/
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