| Woodhull Lake | |
| Location: | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Coords: | 42.702°N -83.3784°W |
| Type: | Reservoir Level controlled Natural Lake |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Area: | 135acres |
| Max-Depth: | 56feet |
| Elevation: | 291m (955feet) [1] |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the lake in Michigan. |
Woodhull Lake is a 135acres all-sports lake located in central Oakland County, Michigan. The lake has a maximum depth of . It is located in both Waterford Township and Independence Township.[2]
Woodhull Lake is located on the upper reaches of the Clinton River watershed. The ClintonRiver enters Woodhull Lake on the west end and exits on the north end. Approximately three-quarters of a mile upstream is the dam for Van Norman Lake, the next lake upstream. The Clinton River between these two lakes is wide with slow flow. Also upstream is the 26-acre Townsend Lake.[3]
Downstream from Woodhull Lake, it is connected to Lake Oakland. There is a dam on Lake Oakland and both Lake Oakland and Woodhull Lake have a legal established lake level elevation of .[4]
On the southeast side of Woodhull Lake, there is a connection to EagleLake, a small, 19acres, 20feet deep lake which flows into Woodhull Lake.[5] [6]
Woodhull Lake was named for John Chatfield Hedges Woodhull (1804-1877) who, along with his wife Rachel Woodhull (1808-1872), owned much of the northern property in section 35 of Independence Township on the lake that would bear their family name.[7]
Woodhull Lake fish included bluegill, pumpkinseed, northern pike, rock bass, black crappie, largemouth bass, brown bullhead, bowfin and carp.[8]