Huntoon Lake (Waterford Township, Michigan) Explained

Huntoon Lake
Location:Oakland County, Michigan
Coords:42.685°N -83.4052°W
Type:Lake
Basin Countries:United States
Area:42.5acres
Max-Depth:15feet
Elevation:294m (965feet)
Cities:Waterford Township[1]
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of the lake in Michigan.

Huntoon Lake is a 42.5acres private, all-sports lake in Waterford Township in Oakland County, Michigan.[2] [3]

The 15-ft deep lake is spring fed and is entirely residential. It is located along Airport Rd. north of Hatchery Rd. and south of Williams Lake Rd.[3]

Namesake

Huntoon Lake named for Daniel Huntoon (d.1851), who first settled on in sections 8 and 9 of Waterford Township on the south shore of lake that later would bear his family name. Huntoon and his sons Philetus (1824-1869), Phineas (1827-1903) and Horace (1831-1897) came to Waterford in 1832 from New Hampshire.

After the death of their father, Philetus ran the family farm in Waterford. In 1860, Phineas became the proprietor of the Waterford General Store, which was built in 1857 by the previous proprietor, his brother Horace.[4]

Fish

Fish in Scott Lake include sunfish, bluegill, largemouth bass, perch, northern pike, crappie and bullhead.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015033242/http://www.waterfordmi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/460 . 2015-10-15 . dead .
  2. Web site: Google. www.google.com.
  3. Web site: Map . www.dnr.state.mi.us .
  4. Web site: Waterford Historical Society - Home. www.waterfordhistoricalsociety.org.
  5. Web site: Huntoon Lake Fishing near Waterford, Michigan - HookandBullet.com. www.hookandbullet.com.