Townsend Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)

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Townsend Lake
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Townsend Lake
Location Oakland County, Michigan
Coordinates 42°42′24″N83°24′05″W / 42.706549°N 83.401381°W / 42.706549; -83.401381 Coordinates: 42°42′24″N83°24′05″W / 42.706549°N 83.401381°W / 42.706549; -83.401381
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area26 acres (11 ha)
Max. depth55 ft (17 m) [1]
Surface elevation290 meters (951 feet) [2]
Settlements Independence Township

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

Contents

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

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References

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