White Lake (White Lake Township, Michigan) Explained

White Lake
Location:Oakland County, Michigan
Coords:42.6695°N -83.5656°W
Type:Lake
Basin Countries:United States
Area:540acres[1]
Max-Depth:32feet
Elevation:1017feet
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of the lake in Michigan.

White Lake is an all-sports, 540acres lake in White Lake Township, Michigan.[2]

It is the sixth largest lake in Oakland County.[3]

Potawatomi, Chippewa and Ottawa Native Americans lived, traveled and camped in this area including on the shores of White Lake which they called “white” or “clear” and that is where the name of the lake and township originated.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oakland County MI Lakes - LakePlace.com. lakeplace.com. 22 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030408/http://www.lakeplace.com/lakefinder/mi/oakland. 5 March 2016. live.
  2. Web site: GeoHack - White Lake Township, Michigan. 2016-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013214744/https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=White_Lake_Township,_Michigan&params=42_41_30_N_83_33_15_W_. 2016-10-13. live.
  3. Web site: Map . www.dnr.state.mi.us . 2016-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160705222932/http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/SPATIALDATALIBRARY/PDF_MAPS/INLAND_LAKE_MAPS/OAKLAND/WHITE_LAKE.PDF . 2016-07-05 . live .