Townsend Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)

Townsend Lake
Location Oakland County, Michigan
Coordinates 42°42′24″N 83°24′05″W / 42.706549°N 83.401381°W / 42.706549; -83.401381Coordinates: 42°42′24″N 83°24′05″W / 42.706549°N 83.401381°W / 42.706549; -83.401381
Surface area 26 acres (11 ha)
Max. depth 55 ft.[1]
Surface elevation 290 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]

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]

References

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