Cooley Lake (White Lake Township, Michigan)
| Cooley Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°36′56″N 83°27′09″W / 42.615617°N 83.452632°WCoordinates: 42°36′56″N 83°27′09″W / 42.615617°N 83.452632°W |
| Surface area | 86 acres (35 ha) |
| Max. depth | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Settlements | White Lake Township |
Cooley Lake is a private, all-sports, 86-acre Oakland County, Michigan lake located in White Lake Township.[1]
Namesake
Solon Cooley (1830-1881), along with his wife Levantia (1836-1910) and their two children, lived on a 158-acre farm in section 36 of White Lake Township, Michigan, on the shore of the lake that was named for them, Cooley Lake.[2][3][4]
Solon was originally from Galen, New York.
Fish
Fish in Cooley Lake include smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike, catfish, spotted bass and crappie.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/SPATIALDATALIBRARY/PDF_MAPS/INLAND_LAKE_MAPS/OAKLAND/COOLEY_LAKE.PDF
- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=decker-johnson&id=I2034
- ↑ http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/21047/White+Lake/Oakland+County+1872/Michigan/
- ↑ http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MI/Oakland/PLATS/1872whitelake.htm
- ↑ http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-cooley-lake-waterford-mi/
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