Townsend Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)
| Townsend Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°42′24″N 83°24′05″W / 42.706549°N 83.401381°WCoordinates: 42°42′24″N 83°24′05″W / 42.706549°N 83.401381°W |
| Surface area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Max. depth | 55 ft.[1] |
| Surface elevation | 290 meters (951 feet)[2] |
| Settlements | Independence Township |
Townsend Lake is a 26-acre lake in Independence Township in Oakland County, Michigan along the main branch of the Clinton River.[3]
Townsend Lake connects upstream to 66-acre Van Norman Lake and downstream to 135-acre Woodhull Lake.[4]
Namesake
Townsend Lake was named for Townsend Carpenter Beardslee (b. 1832, d. 1863).[5] The son of John W. Beardslee (the first settler in Independence Township), Townsend was the first white child born in the township.[6]
Fish
Fish in Townsend Lake include pumpkinseed sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike and crappie.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/SPATIALDATALIBRARY/PDF_MAPS/INLAND_LAKE_MAPS/OAKLAND/TOWNSEND_LAKE.PDF
- ↑ http://mapcarta.com/22370588
- ↑ http://www.oaklandcountylakefronthomesmi.com/TOWNSEND-LAKE-INDEPENDENCE-TOWNSHIP-MICH
- ↑ http://michigan.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,1615484,n,van%20norman%20lake.cfm
- ↑ "Find A Grave Search Results". findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ Seeley, Thaddeus De Witt (1 January 1912). "History of Oakland County, Michigan: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests". Lewis Publishing Company. Retrieved 4 June 2016 – via Google Books.
- ↑ http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-townsend-lake-waterford-mi/
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