Townsend Lake (Independence Township, Michigan) Explained

Townsend Lake
Location:	Oakland County, Michigan
Coords:	42.7065°N -83.4014°W
Type:	Lake
Basin Countries:	United States
Area:	26acres
Max-Depth:	55feet^[1]
Elevation:	951feet^[2]
Pushpin Map:	Michigan#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:	Location of the lake in Michigan.

Townsend Lake is a 26acres lake in Independence Township in Oakland County, Michigan along the main branch of the Clinton River.^[3]

Townsend Lake connects upstream to 66acres Van Norman Lake and downstream to 135acres 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Map . www.dnr.state.mi.us .
2. Web site: Townsend Lake. 3 February 2017.
3. Web site: TOWNSEND LAKE INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP MICH. 3 February 2017.
4. Web site: Van Norman Lake (in Oakland County, MI). 3 February 2017.
5. Web site: Find A Grave Search Results. findagrave.com. 4 June 2016.
6. Web site: History of Oakland County, Michigan: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Thaddeus De Witt. Seeley. 1 January 1912. Lewis Publishing Company. 4 June 2016. Google Books.
7. Web site: Townsend Lake Fishing near Waterford, Michigan - HookandBullet.com. 3 February 2017.