Bass Lake (Long Lake Township, Michigan)

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Bass Lake
Location Long Lake and Green Lake townships, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, U.S.
Coordinates 44°41′23.88″N85°42′42.77″W / 44.6899667°N 85.7118806°W / 44.6899667; -85.7118806 [1]
Type Lake
Primary outflows Beitner Creek (Boardman River)
Surface area343 acres (1 km2) [1]
Max. depth29 ft (9 m) [1]
Surface elevation883 ft (269 m) [1]
Islands Namaste Island, Greene Island, Germaine Island, Caroline Island, Phantom Island

Bass Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Michigan. [2] Located in Grand Traverse County, Bass Lake is part of the Boardman River and Grand Traverse Bay watersheds. While primarily in Long Lake Township, some of the lake extends south into Green Lake Township.

On the southwestern shore of Bass Lake lies Camp Carvela, a residential summer camp. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bass Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  3. "Home | Camp Carvela | Overnight Summer Camp | Traverse City, MI". Project Foxwood. Retrieved 2023-01-24.

Coordinates: 44°41′23.88″N85°42′42.77″W / 44.6899667°N 85.7118806°W / 44.6899667; -85.7118806 (Bass Lake)